This pamphlet was created to lobby for the upcoming suffrage referendum in Pennsylvania. Held November 2, 1915, Pennsylvania voters defeated the suffrage amendment by a margin of 55,000 (out of 800,000 votes cast).…
Flier issued in New Jersey prior to the October 1915 election where citizens voted on a suffrage referendum. At that point, no eastern state had yet adopted voting rights for women.
The flier features several short articles highlighting pro and…
Turquoise, brown and white pinback features the rising sun in gold against a white ground with "Votes for Women" above the sun rays and "1915" at the base of the button. The lettering is printed in turquoise.
Turquoise, brown and white pinback features the rising sun in gold against a white ground with "Votes for Women" above the sun rays and "1915" at the base of the button. The lettering is printed in turquoise.
Blue enamel on gold pinback button with the state seal of New York at the center.
This button was most likely issued during the Empire State campaign to lobby New York voters to approve a woman suffrage amendment on November 2, 1915. The New York…
Blue and yellow pinback button with 12 white stars around the border and the slogan "Votes for Women." The twelve stars represent the number of states in which women had full suffrage at the time it was made.