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Disunion: two discourses at Music Hall, on January 20th, and February 17th, 1861
Two speeches given by famed abolitionist and orator, Wendell Phillips. The first is entitled "The Lesson of the Hour." The second, entitled "Progress" was addressed to the twenty-eighth Congregational Society. In the second, Phillips discusses the…
Leaflet : To the women voters of the United States from the women in political bondage : vote the Progressive Ticket and make us free. [1912]
Campaign leaflet from the "women of the Progressive party", urging people to vote for the Party because of its support for woman suffrage and women's leadership. On the back is the Progressive Party platform "to secure rule of the people" and "to…
Pamphlet : Address of May Wright Sewall, president of the National Council of Women at the opening of the second triennial session of the National Council of Women, Washington, D.C. February 18, 1895.
The National Council of Women of the United States was founded in 1888 as a part of the International Council of Women, a new organization intended to establish connections between women's rights organizations across the world. May Wright Sewall was…
Postcard : I'd rather kiss her, than hear her talk. [1912]
This card, is part of a twelve-card series, featuring children, illustrated by Indiana artist Cobb Shinn. The illustration features a girl speaking on a soap box as a boy wearing a sailor suit looks off, smiling. In the background, is a "Votes fur…
Admission ticket : Society for the Betterment of the Race lecture by Lady Cook (Tennessee Claflin) on the need of revising morals and laws. Carnegie Hall. February 3, 1911
Ticket for admission to a speech given by Tennessee Claflin under the auspices of the Society for the Betterment of the Race, at Carnegie Hall in New York. Claflin was the only speaker at the event, where she spoke about women's…
Leaflet : The St. Louis Star, June 17, 1896; Bravo! Mrs. Crannell. [Circa 1896-1900]
Reprint of an article from the St. Louis Star praising Mrs. W. Winslow Crannell (Elizabeth Crannell) for the address she delivered the day before to the Committee on Resolutions at the Republican National Convention, held in St. Louis.
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The great epigram campaign of Kansas; Championship of woman; the revolution; Thirty speeches in two weeks in all parts of Kansas. 1867
Compilation of editorials, speeches, and extracts from journals about American entrepreneur, George Francis Train's trip to Kansas to stump for woman's suffrage. In November 1867, Kansas held a referendum to grant the vote to women and blacks in…
Clipping : "Suffragettes Invade New York." [October 18, 1909]
Photograph with caption:
Mrs. Sophia M. Loebinger, One of the Most Active Suffragettes of the Metropolis, Holding an Impromptu Meeting in Wall Street, Where She Was Received with Cat Calls and Showered by Ticker Tape by the Brokers"
Sophia…
Mrs. Sophia M. Loebinger, One of the Most Active Suffragettes of the Metropolis, Holding an Impromptu Meeting in Wall Street, Where She Was Received with Cat Calls and Showered by Ticker Tape by the Brokers"
Sophia…
Clipping : "Anti-Suffragists Give Reasons for their Stand / Small audience at Monday Afternoon Club listened to three speakers opposed to Votes for Women." [Binghamton Press.] [February 22, 1910]
News article about a speech to the Monday Afternoon Club in Binghamton by members of the New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Speakers included Alice Hill Chittenden, Mrs. George Douglas Miller, and Mayor of Binghamton, John J.…
Clipping : "President Taft Hissed by Woman Suffragists." [April 15, 1910]
News article about President Howard Taft's speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington, D.C., where he was hissed at by the audience after voicing his opposition to women's suffrage.