Women -- Suffrage
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of women's suffrage materials
Collection
Identifier: Mss-068
Abstract
The women’s suffrage movement in the United States began in the mid-1800s and lasted nearly a century until the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on August 26, 1920, enfranchising all American women. This collection contains postcards, photographs, and other ephemera related to the women’s suffrage movement. While the bulk of the materials relate to activities in the United States, there are also postcards and ephemera relating to suffragist movements in England, Germany,...
Dates:
1888-1943; Majority of material found within 1900-1920
The National Grange in Favour of Votes for Women pamphlet
Collection
Identifier: Mss-069
Abstract
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry was founded in 1867 and is the oldest agricultural advocacy group in the United States. The Grange was a driving force behind some of the most progressive legislation in the United States in the early twentieth century, including the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote. This item is a pamphlet titled "The National Grange in Favour of Votes for Women," which endorses women's suffrage and includes...
Dates:
1915
What President Wilson Says pamphlet
Collection
Identifier: Mss-070
Abstract
This pamphlet, "What President Wilson Says," was published in 1917 by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party and includes quotes by President Woodrow Wilson in support of women's suffrage.
Dates:
1917