<p>Boston: The Libbie Printing Co n.d. ca. 1915-1919 Probably printed ca. 1915-1919. The Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government BESAGG campaigned for women's suffrage between 1901 and 1920. In 1915 a state constitutional amendment that would have given women the right to vote in Massachusetts failed and this broadside may have been printed in the wake of the failure. . Green paper sheet printed in black. Broadside 7 x 9 ". Uniform toning due to paper quality. Creased in the middle. With a small chip missing from one edge and a bit of discoloration at one edge. Small open tear about 1" not affecting legibility. Housed in a modern black wooden frame 10 x 12". Two small pieces of tape about " on verso. A very good copy of a scarce and fragile item. The broadside presents ten arguments for why women should have the right to vote including "because women have to obey the laws just as men do they should vote equally with men" and "because women pay taxes just as men do thus supporting the government they should vote equally with men." Other arguments include the fact that over five million women worked industrial jobs at the time so they deserved a voice in improving workplace legislation; and that "mothers need every help in making their children's environment good."</p> The Libbie Printing Co
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