Title
Cloth rose button and ribbon : I cast my first vote. [1921]
Description
Pink paper rose with green stem and a picture of the candidate, Horace E. Kennedy, in the center. The rose is attached to a yellow ribbon with black printed text: "I cast my first vote at a municipal election in the red rose city for Kennedy and the straight Republican ticket, November 8th, 1921."
This was the first local election in Pennsylvania in which women had the right to participate and vote. Kennedy served as mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1922.
This was the first local election in Pennsylvania in which women had the right to participate and vote. Kennedy served as mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1922.
Date
[1921]
Subject
Buttons
Kennedy, Horace E.
Political campaigns
Ribbons
United States--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
Kennedy, Horace E.
Political campaigns
Ribbons
United States--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
Language
English
Identifier
MEMR.1921.01
Coverage
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Original Format
Ribbon (material)
Buttons (information artifacts)
Buttons (information artifacts)
Physical Dimensions
Ribbon : 3 x 10 cm.
Button : 5 cm. diam.
Button : 5 cm. diam.
Comments