Pinback button : Vote For Woman Suffrage Nov. 6th. [1917]

Pinback button : Vote For Woman Suffrage Nov. 6th. [1917]

Black on yellow pinback button with the slogan "Vote for Woman Suffrage Nov. 6th." November 6th refers to the election held in New York on November 6, 1917, when voters cast ballots for a referendum granting women the right to vote in the state. The button was most likely distributed by the National American Woman Suffrage Association as a part of its lobbying campaign. The referendum passed.

There is no manufacturer information on the button.

[1917]

Button
Campaign buttons
Campaign insignia
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Political campaigns
Referendum
Women--Suffrage--New York

English

BUTN.1917.01

Buttons (information artifacts)
celluloid (cellulosic)

3 cm. diam.