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The Suffragist. (Washington, D.C.) 1917
The Suffragist was the official newspaper of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, later the National Woman's Party, from 1913 until 1921.Created to generate financial and public support for the federal suffrage amendment, the newspaper…
Newsletter: Headquarters News Bulletin. Vol. 2, No. 22. Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. November 15, 1917
Bimonthly newsletter published by the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. This issue celebrates the recent passage of suffrage in Lakewood, Ohio and in New York; announces appointments of women to school boards in Ohio; and reports on the National…
Leaflet : What President Wilson Says. 1917
This leaflet quotes Wilson on five occasions endorsing suffrage for women, and encourages peopole to work for and vote for the New York Woman Suffrage Amendment on November 6, 1917.
Leaflet : Jailed for Freedom; some phases in the front line of a war for democracy not quite won. National Woman's Party. [1919]
Provides a photographic account of the National Woman's Party militant fight for woman's rights, including picketing the White House, arrests, imprisonment, hunger strikes, and burning President Wilson's speeches.
Handbill : Afro-Americans : Stop! Read! Think! [1912]
Campaign literature distributed by the Woman's Department of the Republican National Committee during the 1912 presidential election. The flier urged African Americans to vote for incumbent President Taft over former President Theodore Roosevelt or…
Hand Held Fan : Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes, [1916]
Yellow square cardboard fan with black print attached to a wooden dowel.
On the front are pictures of the two presidential candidates, "Mr. Hughes" and "Pres. Wilson."
The reverse side contains quotes that address their individual positions…
On the front are pictures of the two presidential candidates, "Mr. Hughes" and "Pres. Wilson."
The reverse side contains quotes that address their individual positions…
Flier : President Wilson says . . . Co-operative Suffrage Committee of New Jersey. [1915]
Reprints a statement by President Woodrow Wilson in support of woman suffrage in New Jersey as a states' rights issue and not a federal issue. The flier demonstrates the way the initiative will appear on the ballot along with information on New…
Flier : A million women : appeal to the voters of New York for Justice. Empire State Campaign Committee. 1915
Flier published by the Empire State Campaign Committee in advance of the 1915 election in New York contains statistics and arguments about women's suffrage, including the number of women who want the right to vote, the number of women already able to…
Clipping : "Suffs Battle with Police; Burn Speech / Women are badly battered in clash with officers, soldiers and civilians, in fight near Metropolitan Opera House." March 5, 1919
Article about demonstration by the National Woman's Party outside of the New York Metropolitan Opera House where President Woodrow Wilson was speaking. Suffragists were attacked by police, soldiers, and onlookers; six women were arrested and later…
Clipping : "Suffragists Disperse / Only a Rear-Guard Left in Washington." The Washington Post. [December 6, 1913]
News article about the conclusion of the 45th annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and those members left in Washington, D.C. to continue the work toward a federal consititutional amendment.