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Broadside : Objections to woman suffrage answered. [Circa 1880-1889]
A response by Henry B. Blackwell to common reasons why women should not have the vote. This piece was also published as a leaflet by the Woman's Journal.
Circular : "Women do not want it." / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913-1915]
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…
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published…
Circular : Do teachers need the ballot? / by Alice Stone Blackwell. 1913
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…
The National American Woman Suffrage Association published a series of circulars…
Circular : Dorothy Dix on woman's ballot. [Circa 1913-1915]
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…
Circular : Have we a democracy? / by Susan W. Fitzgerald. [Circa 1913-1915]
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…
Circular : Is voting an industry? / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913-1915]
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…
Circular : Remarks on "The Ladies' Battle." / by Alice Stone Blackwell. [Circa 1913-1915]
Alice Stone Blackwell compiles statements made by prominent legal authorities to refute the facts and assertions made in the book "The Ladies' Battle", written by author and anti-suffragist, Molly Elliott Seawell.
The National American Woman…
The National American Woman…
Circular : Suffrage and soldiering. / by Edwin D. Mead. [Circa 1913-1915]
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…
Circular : That "biological argument." / by Dr. Woods Hutchinson. [Circa 1913-1915]
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…
The National American Woman…
Circular : The "Unanswerable argument" answered. / by Mrs. Lida Calvert Obenchain. [Circa 1913-1915]
Reprinted from The Woman's Journal, Obenchain counters the anti-suffrage argument that the average American woman does not care about the right to vote by declaring that progress relies on a small group of people who set aside the opinions of…