Membership pledge card : Women's Social & Political Union. [Circa 1907-1908]
Membership
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
Pledge card issued to members of the Women's Social & Political Union to affirm support of the organization's policies. After restructuring the organization in 1907, members were required to sign the pledge.
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)
Great Britain : Women's Social and Political Union
[Circa 1907-1908]
Anti-suffrage Pledge Card : I am opposed to woman's suffrage. [Circa 1910-1920]
Anti-suffrage
Membership
Party affiliation
Small card with the printed declaration: "I am opposed to woman's suffrage "with lines for a name and street. It is signed by Mrs. N.G. Abbott 51 Merrimack Street, Penacook.
Pro- and anti-suffrage cards were collected during meetings, rallies, and other events to boost membership in anti-suffrage organizations and ensure a commitment to the cause.
[Circa 1910-1920]
Pledge card : I will vote for equal suffrage in November 1915. [1915]
Constitutional amendments
Elections
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Pledge card issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. The headquarters were located at 585 Boylston Street, Room 12 in Boston.
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
[1915]
Flier : Give justice to Wisconsin women. Vote YES on the pink ballot. 1911
Ballots
Elections
Political Equality League
Referendum
United States--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Women--Suffrage--Wisconsin
This sample pink ballot was sent out by the Political Equality League of Wisconsin, one or two days prior to the 1912 election to those who signed pledge cards in support of suffrage, about the color of the ballot and how to complete it.
During the election of 1911 in Wisconsin, three different colored ballots were used to vote for the various offices and referendums. The pink ballot was used to vote on the suffrage referendum question.
Political Equality League (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Milwaukee, WI : Political Equality League
1911
1 p.
English
DOCU.1911.03
Anti-suffrage Pledge Card : I am opposed to woman's suffrage. [Circa 1910-1920]
Anti-suffrage
Membership
Party affiliation
Small card with the printed declaration: "I am opposed to woman's suffrage"with lines for a name and street. It is signed by Mrs. C.H. Carroll at 23 Liberty St.
Pro- and anti-suffrage cards cards were collected during meetings, rallies, and other events to boost membership in anti-suffrage organizations and ensure a committment to the cause.
[Circa 1910-1920]
English
Pledge form : New York State Woman Suffrage Party. [Circa 1917]
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
Pledges
Women--Suffrage--New York
Blank statement of support for woman suffrage in New York State. Contains space for the name and address of the recipient, including county, assembly district, and election district.
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
New York : New York State Woman Suffrage Party
[Circa 1917]
1 p.
English
DOCU.1917.20
Flier : Torchlight suffrage march and mass meeting. Worcester, Massachusetts. October 30, 1915
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Parades & processions--Massachusetts--1910-1920
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Flier and pledge form to participate in the Torchlight Suffrage March and Mass Meeting held in Worcester, Massachusetts to rally supporters for the upcoming vote on woman suffrage in the November 2, 1915 election. Senator Borah, of Idaho, was scheduled to speak after the parade in support of the amendment.
Massachusetts voters rejected the referendum, along with New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. On June 25, 1919, Massachusetts became the eighth state to ratify the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote.
The first National Women's Rights Convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 23, 1850.
1915-10
1 p.
English
DOCU.1915.28
Flier : Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Suffrage Procession. Saturday. May 9, 1914
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (U.S.)
National Woman's Party
Processions
United States--District of Columbia
Pledge to March donation form and advertisement for the May 1914 suffrage demonstration in Washington, D.C. Participants met at the Belasco Theatre for a meeting and then marched from Lafayette Square to the Capitol to present state suffrage resolutions to senators and representatives who introduced the resolutions in Congress.
The pledge form requests monetary donations and indicates that marchers should wear white. There is a typo on the form--it lists the time to meet at the Theatre as 12:30 a.m. instead of 12:30 p.m.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage
1914
1 sheet ([1] p.)
English
DOCU.1914.08