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Poster Stamp : Vote for woman suffrage amendment Nov. 2nd 1915. 1915
Stamp created for the referenda held in Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania on November 2, 1915. The stamp contains a picture of Cora Anderson Carpenter, a flag bearer from 1913, standing in front of the United States Capitol.
Broadside : Notice of Submission of Constitutional Amendments at the General Election to be held November 6, 1917
Public notice of the resolutions of the New York State Senate and Assembly to be voted on by the electorate on November 6, 1917, including the woman suffrage amendment. The referendum passed, granting New York women the right to vote.
Leaflet : No woman suffrage vote. [Circa 1895-1900]
Author discusses the results of the non-binding referendum held in Massachusetts in which women were allow to vote on the issue of municipal suffrage and the referendum was rejected. The author asserts that women will not be granted the right to vote…
Broadside : Twelve reasons why women should vote. [Circa 1915-1917]
Contains twelve reasons why women should have the right to vote. This broadside was reprinted and distributed by many state organizations to lobby for state suffrage amendments.
Black Hawk County [Iowa] Suffrage Campaign Committee, Rural School Contest. 1916
Terms for a contest sponsored by the Black Hawk Country Suffrage Campaign Committee for the "rural school puils of Black Hawk County who will write the best letters containing the greatest number of best reasons why women should be given the…
Letter and envelope : County Chairman [Iowa Equal Suffrage Association?] to a school teacher. March 18, 1916
Letter most likely sent to teachers throughout Black Hawk County asks the recipient to conduct a survey of men in their school district on how they intend to vote on the suffrage referendum in the upcoming election on June 5th. The referendum did not…
Campaign Statement of New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association : a resume of campaign activities and an analysis of the vote on the woman suffrage amendment in the state of New Jersey. October 19, 1915
Published after New Jersey lost the referendum to grant women the right to vote in the state, the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association published this wrap-up for its membership and potential new members.
It contains a summary of the campaign…
It contains a summary of the campaign…
Flier : Are you a recruit? [Circa 1912-1914]
This flier, published by an unidentified organization, refers to an upcoming Ohio election where presumably voters will cast ballots for or against a woman's suffrage amendment. The writer refers to a new ally of the "suffragettes," known as "General…
Pinback button : Vote For Woman Suffrage Nov. 6th. [1917]
Black on yellow pinback button with the slogan "Vote for Woman Suffrage Nov. 6th." November 6th refers to the election held in New York on November 6, 1917, when voters cast ballots for a referendum granting women the right to vote in the state. The…
Flier : Billy Sunday on Votes for Women. 1915
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…
The flier features several short articles highlighting pro and…