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Postcard : I hear that everyone of note, Soon will cast the suffrage vote. [Circa 1909-1915]
Series of cards with Cupid as the central figure. This card features a black and white illustration of Cupid seated, on the telephone.
Postcard : De suffragette upon her box darns der men, but not der sox. 1913
Gray illustration of a Dutch girl standing on a soap box, holding a "Votes for Women" flag.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Estella C [Listes?] Markleysburg Fayette Co. Pennsylvania, and postmarked May 19, 1914. The message reads:…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Estella C [Listes?] Markleysburg Fayette Co. Pennsylvania, and postmarked May 19, 1914. The message reads:…
Postcard : Buying votes. 1912
This card, is part of a twelve-card series, featuring children, illustrated by Indiana artist Cobb Shinn. The illustration features a girl kissing a boy who is wearing a sailor suit. She is holding a "Votes for Wimmen" flag, and they are standing…
Postcard : Because woman has the right to vote is no reason why she must necessarily serve on the police force. 1910
This card, Number 112, is part of a set of 30 postcards, each containing a message, or aphorism, about suffrage. The cards were created by commercial publishing company, The Cargill Company, and were "endorsed and approved by the National American…
Postcard : "Will those in favour of women's suffrage please hold up their hands?" [Circa 1909]
At a meeting, a mannish looking suffragette in a "Votes for Women" sash, raises the arm of a man next to her.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Millie Paddock Pawlet, Utah R.F.D., and postmarked July 12, [?]. The message reads: "Dear…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Millie Paddock Pawlet, Utah R.F.D., and postmarked July 12, [?]. The message reads: "Dear…
Pamphlet : Women and Citizenship. 1918
Flier with information for women voters, granted the right to vote in New York in 1917, to encourage them to participate in open enrollment day to formally choose a political party affiliation. The flier discusses the meaning of citizenship and…
Pamphlet : The New Look. CIO Political Action Committee. [Circa 1942-1945]
Campaign literature that uses a popular slogan, "the new look" as a way to encourage women to vote. The pamphlet contains photographs and facts about the conditions for families before and after women had the right to vote, outlines the work still to…
Pamphlet : The blank-cartridge ballot. [Circa 1900]
Rossiter Johnson was a prominent author and editor whose wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson, also a writer, was active in the anti-suffrage movement.
The author discusses reasons why women's suffrage would be a mistake, including the idea that African…
The author discusses reasons why women's suffrage would be a mistake, including the idea that African…
Pamphlet : Taxation of women in Massachusetts by William Bowditch. 1875
William Bowditch was a conveyancer, a lawyer specializing in buying and selling property, in Boston. He lived in Brookline, Massachusetts and served as a selectman and moderator of Town Meetings for a number of years. He was a well-known abolitionist…
Lithograph. "The Dignity of the Franchise. Qualified Voter. 'Ah, you may pay rates an' taxes, an' you may 'ave responserbilities an' all; but when it comes to votin', you must leave it to us men!'" [1905]
Matted, hand colored lithograph.
This cartoon, originally published in Punch Magazine in 1905, depicts a well-dressed woman being addressed by a man, a 'qualified voter', who points out that while she may pay taxes and have responsibilities, she…
This cartoon, originally published in Punch Magazine in 1905, depicts a well-dressed woman being addressed by a man, a 'qualified voter', who points out that while she may pay taxes and have responsibilities, she…