Program : Grand Parada and Fiesta under the auspices of the Newburgh Political Study Club Academy of Music, Newburgh, New York. January 19 to 22, 1915
Catholic
Christianity and politics--Catholic Church
Newburgh Political Study Club
New York State Federation of Women's Clubs
United States--New York--Newburgh
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women--Societies and clubs
Women--Suffrage--New York
Souvenir program and admission ticket to a festival with pieces from a variety of theater and musical productions. The program includes a list of the organization's officers, performance titles, list of participants, and several pro-suffrage items, including advertisements for the "Woman's Journal" and the "Woman Voter."
The Newburgh Political Study was created in 1910 and merged with the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs in 1912.
Newburgh Political Study Club (Newburgh, N.Y.)
Newburgh, N.Y. : Newburgh Daily News (printer)
1915
Eddy, Charles W., Direction Captain
16 p.
English
DOCU.1915.06
Newburgh, New York
The Torch Bearer : A look forward and back at the Woman's Journal, the Organ of the Woman's Movement. 1916
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Written by managing editor, Agnes E. Ryan, this pamphlet contains historical information on the "Woman's Journal." It includes an early list of stockholders and a description of the production process. It also includes illustrations of founders, Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell, editor, Alice Stone Blackwell, additional staff, as well as charts detailing circulation and the publishing cost.
Ryan, Agnes E., 1878-1954
Boston, Mass : Woman's Journal and Suffrage News
1916
59 p.
English
DOCU.1916.03
Circular : Do teachers need the ballot? / by Alice Stone Blackwell. 1913
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
Education
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Pay equity
Teachers--Salaries, etc.
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Alice Stone Blackwell discusses the the amount of money appropritated for education and the difference in teacher's salaries in suffrage versus non-suffrage states.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement, were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.110
Circular : Voting and fighting. / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913]
Anti-suffrage arguments
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Police
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women and war
Alice Stone Blackwell addresses the idea that if women were granted the right to vote, they should also be able to fight as a soldier or a police officer. She argues that a significant portion of men are neither soldier or police officer, but still permitted to vote without question, and the standard should be the same for both men and women.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement, were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.109
Circular : Dorothy Dix on woman's ballot. [Circa 1913-1915]
Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951
Education
Gilmer, Elizabeth (Meriwether), 1861-1951
Home economics--Accounting
Married women--Legal status, laws, etc.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Taxation
Originally published in 1908 in the "San Francisco Examiner", Dorothy Dix (pseudonym of American journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer) addresses taxation, the differences between men and women, household budgets, morals, education, and other arguments in favor of women's suffrage.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951
Gilmer, Elizabeth (Meriwether), 1861-1951
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.106
Circular : That "biological argument." / by Dr. Woods Hutchinson. [Circa 1913-1915]
Child labor
Food law and legislation
Homemakers
Labor laws and legislation
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Public health
Portion of an article from the Saturday Evening Post written by Dr. Woods Hutchinson, an English physician. Hutchinson argues that women's experience as homemakers is the reason they should be politically active.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Hutchinson, Woods, 1862-
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.105
Circular : "Women do not want it." / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913-1915]
Anti-suffrage arguments
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Alice Stone Blackwell uses real-life examples to make the case that positive progress for women has never been made when the majority of people approve, but rather when a "persistent few."
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.104
Circular : Is voting an industry? / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913-1915]
Anti-suffrage
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women -- Employment -- United States
Alice Stone Blackwell argues that the issues of whether women should have the right to vote and whether they should work outside of the home are separate and unrelated. She also makes the point that the most successful governments are controlled by the largest number of voters.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.103
Circular : Have we a democracy? / by Susan W. Fitzgerald. [Circa 1913-1915]
Democracy
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women and democracy
Suffragist, Susan Walker Fitzgerald argues that the United States is not a democracy because the power does not rest with the entire population. She claims that those opposed to women's suffrage are wealthier women who do not need the vote to improve their circumstances, and are afraid of the power of a true democracy.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement, were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Fitzgerald, Susan W. (Susan Walker), 1871-
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.102
Circular : Suffrage and soldiering. / by Edwin D. Mead. [Circa 1913-1915]
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
Military service
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Police
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Women and war
Women soldiers
Reprinted from the Woman's Journal, pacifist and social reformer, Edwin D. Mead refutes the argument that government rests on force and women should not be permitted to vote based on their ability to be physically defend the nation as a soldier or police officer.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars written by well-known activists on the social, political, and economic reasons why women should be granted the right to vote. The circulars, along with novelties such as buttons, stationery, playing cards and other materials to advertise the suffrage movement, were included in a mail-order "Catalog of Suffrage Literature and Supplies" produced by the NAWSA Literature Committee.
Mead, Edwin D. (Edwin Doak), 1849-1937
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York : National American Woman Suffrage Association
[Circa 1913-1915]
2 p.
English
DOCU.1000.99