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POST-1915-07 Suffrage Amemdment Stamp.jpg
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.

POST-1915-09 Votes for Women Amendment Stamp.jpg
Yellow, black and blue poster stamp with a map of the United States indicating where women have the vote.

This was one of two versions created, one for the 1915 Pennsylvania referendum, and this generic one, intended for national distribution.

BUTN.1916.02.jpg
Black on gold pinback button. White back paper contains the name of the manufacturer and the Chicago union bug.

This button may have been used in Iowa during the 1916 suffrage referendum. The referendum failed to pass at that time, but Iowa became…

BUTN.1915.14.jpg
Black on yellow pinback button. This button was created to lobby New Jersey voters for the suffrage referendum on October 19, 1915. The referendum failed to pass at that time.

White back paper contains the name of the manufacturer and the Milford,…

BUTN.1915.07.jpg
Black on yellow pinback button. This button was created to lobby New Jersey voters for the suffrage referendum on October 19, 1915. The referendum failed to pass at that time.

White back paper contains the name of the manufacturer and the Milford,…

BUTN.1915.08.jpg
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.

Printed on the back are the name of…

BUTN.1915.11.jpg
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…

BUTN.1915.10.jpg
Black on yellow pinback. The name of the manufacturer is printed on the back of the button.

Several states, including Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania held referendums on woman suffrage in November 1915.

BUTN.1915.09.jpg
Black on yellow pinback. The name of the manufacturer is printed on the back of the button.

Several states, including Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania held referendums on woman suffrage in November 1915.

BUTN.1915.12.jpg
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.

Issued during the Empire State…
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