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An appeal to the women of the United States by the National Woman Suffrage and Educational Committee, Washington, D.C.
The National Woman Suffrage and Educational Committee was created to coordinate the fight for women's rights through the country, distribute publications to assist in those efforts, and appeal for donations for a printing fund. The Appeal contains a…
The woman-suffrage movement in the United States, a study; by a lawyer.
Dedicated “To my mother whose mind moved the hand that held the pen.” From an unknown author, this work examines the suffrage movement through the legal issues of marriage, divorce, taxation and religion. According to the author, “female suffrage is…
Washington Women's Cook Book.
“Give us a vote and we will cook the better for a wide outlook.” From soup stock to apple rolls, Jennings’ compilation of recipes donated by suffragists from around the state was planned as a fundraiser for the Washington Equal Suffrage Association…
Who represents her?
Campaign literature asking: " ... Why is it that the only place in the world where man wants to represent woman is at the ballot box? ??? Vote for the suffrage amendment, Nov. 7."
The Militant Campaign, by Doris Stevens, member of the executive committee, National Woman’s Party
Stevens was a suffragist and advocate for the legal rights of women. After splitting from the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association due to differences of opinion over political tactics, the National Woman’s Party organized the first picket…
To the women voters of the United States from the women in political bondage: vote the Progressive Ticket and make us free
Documents the speech of Jane Addams seconding the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt and a letter from Roosevelt to Addams. The Progressive Party platform in 1912 included a number of labor related goals including: the prohibition of child labor, a…
Susan B. Anthony, the woman who changed the mind of a nation
Rheta Dorr was a journalist and feminist from Nebraska. In 1914 she became the first editor of The Suffragist, official organ of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, forerunner of the National Woman's Party. Dorr dedicated the biography to her…
Women's suffrage: the reform against nature
Horace Bushnell opposed woman’s suffrage because he thought of politics as a kind of necessary evil. Chapters include: Women not created or called to govern / Scripture doctrine coincides / Subtle mistakes of feeling and argument / The report of…
The Anti-Suffrage Rose Song
Dedicated to the women’s anti-suffrage associations. Published by the Women’s Anti-Suffrage Association in Boston, MA. In opposition to the suffragists, the association used red and pink as their official colors and the rose as their official flower.…
The Remonstrance against woman suffrage
The Remonstrance was published quarterly by the Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women expressing “the views of women in Massachusetts. Maine, Rode Island, Michigan, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire,…