Title
Pinback button, "Votes for Women June 5th", [1916]
Description
Black on gold pinback button. White back paper contains the name of the manufacturer and the Chicago union bug.
This button may have been used in Iowa during the 1916 suffrage referendum. The referendum failed to pass at that time, but Iowa became the tenth state to ratify the the 19th Amendment when it was passed by Congress in 1919.
This button may have been used in Iowa during the 1916 suffrage referendum. The referendum failed to pass at that time, but Iowa became the tenth state to ratify the the 19th Amendment when it was passed by Congress in 1919.
Date
[1916]
Subject
Advertising, Political--United States
Buttons
Campaign buttons
Campaign insignia
Political campaigns
Referendum
Women--Suffrage--Iowa
Buttons
Campaign buttons
Campaign insignia
Political campaigns
Referendum
Women--Suffrage--Iowa
Creator
Chicago, I.L. : Cruver Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)
Language
English
Identifier
BUTN.1916.02
Original Format
Buttons (information artifacts)
celluloid (cellulosic)
celluloid (cellulosic)
Physical Dimensions
2.25 cm. diam.
Comments