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‎Women Suffrage NAWS‎

‎Commission on Universal Suffrage pamphlet 1910. New York‎

‎Women Suffrage Official Report of the Commission on Universal Suffrage National American Woman Suffrage Association 1910. In self wrappers 15 pages. New York French Chamber of Deputies on the Proposition to give Women the Right to Vote. New York:The pamphlet is a brief summary and translation of the report presented to the French Chamber of Deputies. The National American Woman Suffrage Association NAWSA was an organization formed on February 18 1890 to advocate in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. It was created by the merger of two existing organizations the National Woman Suffrage Association NWSA and the American Woman Suffrage Association AWSA. Its membership which was about seven thousand at the time it was formed eventually increased to two million making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation. It played a pivotal role in the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which in 1920 guaranteed women's right to vote. Very good condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 16432

‎Women Suffrage Elizabeth Stanton‎

‎Elizabeth Cady Stanton Original Article on Tyndall and her Upcoming " WOMAN'S BIBLE" 1894‎

‎1894. Women SuffrageFeminism and Women's Rights Stanton Elizabeth Cady. "John Tyndall" published in The Freethinkers' Magazine. Tyndall Memorial Number. Vol XIL No. 3. Buffalo NY: H.L. Green March 1894. First Edition of this essay by Stanton. ; 216 pages plus 6 pages. ads for books sold by The Freethinkers' Magazine original gray wrappers with TOC on front cover with Mrs. Stanton's essay noted as appearing on p. 156 -161 stapled Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815-1902 suffragist journalist and lecturer worked all of her life for the advancement of women's rights becoming increasingly more radical in the last third of her life. Perhaps most radical was the publication - just one year after this article was written of THE WOMAN'S BIBLE1895 which challenged organized religion by including feminist interpretations and rewrites of many passages. Mrs. Stanton's religious rebellion started as early as 1855 as she pursued the works of Thomas Paine and the noted freethinker Col. Roger G Ingersoll who later became her good friend. The subject of Mrs. Stanton's essay and indeed the entire issue of The Freethinkers' Magazine is the Irish born English scientist and educator John Tyndall 1820-1893. Stanton stakes out the rightness of Tyndall receiving such homage by noting the history of his ancestor who translated into the English the Pentateuch and the New Testament and was subsequently tortured and killed for this act. Stanton is full of praise for Tyndall noting his freethinking religious views and the resulting trouble for him Tyndall's Prayer Test and his famous Belfast address. No doubt Stanton was thinking of the imminent publication of her WOMAN'S BIBLE knowing the furor it would cause. In any case this is an interesting essay by Stanton that we have not seen reproduced anywhere else. Chipped at spine ends and 2 small closed tear else very good condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15993

‎Women Suffrage , Rights of Suffrage‎

‎Extending the Right of Suffrage to Women 1884‎

‎1884. House of Representatives Report Extending the Right of Suffrage to Women" 1884. First Edition report titled "Extending the Rights of Suffrage to Women" dated April 24 1884 4-page document written by Representatives T. B. Thomas Brackett Reed E. B. Ezra Booth Taylor M. A. Milton Alexander McCord and T. M. Thomas McClelland Browne of the Minority of the House Judiciary Committee arguing against the Majority and in favor of allowing the various States to consider Woman Suffrage. "When it is proposed to give to the women of this country an opportunity to present their case to the verious State legislatures to demand of the people of the country equality of political rights it is not sur-Perfont of it that the resome givinthe cattiy tons too to consideration for their own good. The anxiety felt lest they should thereby deteriorate would be an honor to human dature were it not an historical faet that the same sweet solicitude has been put up as a barter against every progress which women have made ever since civilization began." Hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court would rule that women had a constitutional right to vote suffragists made several attempts to vote in the early 1870s and then filed lawsuits when they were turned away. Anthony actually succeeded in voting in 1872 but was arrested for that act and found guilty in a widely publicized trial that gave the movement fresh momentum. After the Supreme Court ruled against them in the 1875 case Minor v. Happersett suffragists began the decades-long campaign for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would enfranchise women. Very good. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15175

‎Women Suffrage, Crothers Samuel‎

‎Meditations on Votes for Women" First Edition 1 914‎

‎1914. Women Suffrage CROTHERS Samuel. "Meditations on Votes for Women" Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin 1914. In original black and gold cover with binding in good condition. Some toning and edgewear related to age. In overall very good condition.<br /> <br /> Crothers' text advocated for men and women activists to use non-violent methods in their pursuit of social justice and women's rights. He argues that women's rights should not be viewed as revolutionary but rather than women's social equality is a product of a revolution that has already occurred. A culturally important work considering how to accomplish social equality. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15302

‎Women Suffrage, California‎

‎Newly Enfranchised Women in California Encourage Others to Fight for Voting Rights‎

‎Women Suffrage Early pamphlet from the "California Federation of Women’s Clubs. A Survey of the Results of Woman Suffrage in California". Made by the Committee of Political Science Mrs. Seward A. Simons Chairman. 1916-1917. This large early 4 page pamphlet 12 ½ x 9 ½†sheet unfolded. Gives updates on women’s participation in civic life after women's suffrage passed in California in 1911. Includes statistics on voter registration jury duty and laws passed with women's support. It ends with an endorsement espousing the benefits of women’s increased interest in political life and encouraging their fellow countrywomen to continue the fight for voting rights. Light even toning and minor handling dents. Very good condition. At the time that this description is being written just two copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. A rare document of encouragement between women across the nation committed and unified in their shared cause of women’s suffrage. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 16318

‎Women Suffrage, Maine‎

‎Official 1917 Ballot to Recognize Women's Suffrage in Maine‎

‎Putting forth a vote on the ballot to the citizens of Hiram Maine US concerning women’s suffrage. Unfolded sheet is 25†x 9â€. September 10 1917. There are five amendments in total on the ballot with Proposed Amendment No.1 reading: “The right to vote or to hold office shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex…†In 1917 the Maine Suffrage Amendment was defeated by a vote of 40000 to 20000 but by 1919 Maine became the third New England state to ratify the federal amendment and when a referendum vote was held Maine women won the right to vote in presidential elections. Also includes Proposed Amendment No.4 which proposed amendments to Article 7 of the Constitution regarding the rollout of American troops in WWI. A quarter-folded sheet with very minor age-toning to extremities and creases. Has facsimile signature of Maine Secretary of State Frank W. Ball on recto. In very good condition overall. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 19968

‎Women suffrage, AHMackmurdo A. H.‎

‎Pressing Questions: First Edition Pro-Suffrage Social Commentary- New York 1913‎

‎1913. MACKMURDO A.H. Pressing Questions Profit-Sharing Women’s Suffrage Electoral Reform. London J Lane; New York J Lane Co 1913. First edition in original boards. 5†x 7.5†inches. 342 pages deckled. A treatise on the “new tendencies running counter to all our previous convictions" namely the “Pressing Question†of women’s suffrage. Overall in very good condition with little to no foxing and only lightly worn boards. A fascinating progressive commentary upon the emergent women’s rights struggle of Edwardian England five years before women won the right to vote. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 17237

‎Women Suffrage, London‎

‎Rare Influential the London National Society for Women's Suffrage 1870‎

‎1870. Women Suffrage F. W. Newman. "Intellectual and Moral Tendencies of Female Suffrage." Printed for the London National Society for Women's Suffrage by I. Arrowsmith Bristol. 1870. 4 pages 8 x 5.25 in. Essay regarding the common goals of advocates for women’s suffrage and those who advocate from women’s rights in education. Good condition with creasing partial separation and small losses at binding; light thumb-soiling. F. W. Newman was a noted academic and while he described himself as “anti-everything†he also advocated vegetarianism and anti-vaccinations he was decidedly pro on women’s rights issues.A important and influential early document in women's suffrage history. Rare printing. At the time that this description is being written just two copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 16230

‎Women Suffrage , Colorado‎

‎The American woman is clearly as much of a queen at the polls . as in the drawing room or at the opera." A First Hand Observation of the Election in Colorado After Woman Suffrage‎

‎SUFFRAGE Colorado CLARKSON James S. How Women Voted in Colorado from the Woman Suffrage Leaflet. Boston: Office of the Woman’s Journal 1894. A first-hand account of the first ever election for Woman Suffrage in Colorado. Colorado was the second state to give women suffrage and the first state where the men voted to give women the right to vote. Measures 9.5†x 6†inches folded forming 4 pages. A firsthand account of the first election in Colorado following the granting of woman suffrage in the state. “Probably thirty thousand women voted and not only voted but bore their part in the party and public duties of the day I am left to the frank and manly duty of saying that even this last feeling of fear as to woman suffrage on my part is gone; and that the highest minded man however jealous and sheltering he may be of his wife mother or daughter as against contact with any rude touch of the world could not have found cause for objection at any of these polls tuesday . The American woman is clearly as much of a queen at the polls in her own bearing and in the deference paid her as in the drawing room or at the opera.â€. Original fold plus mailing envelope fold. A few small rust spots closed tear near top of margin. In very good condition. Scarce. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 17436

‎Women Suffrage, UK‎

‎Votes For Women: “Every qualified woman should see that she gets the vote" 1918‎

‎“Votes for Womenâ€. Handbill publicizing act that expanded voting rights for millions. 1918. “Every qualified woman should see that she gets the vote.†The New Reform Act. Votes for Women. 8 x 5.5 in. 2 pages. Published by the Liberal Publication Department. Leaflet No. 2520. “By the Representation of the People Act of 1918 women are given the Parliamentary Vote for the first time. It is estimated that the number of women thus enfranchised will be six million.†The Representation of the People Act of 1918 granted the vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification.  The same Act gave the vote to all men over the age of 21. As a result of this act 8.5 million women joined the electorate and made up almost 40% of all voters in the United Kingdom. This was a great victory for the women’s suffrage movement which had been calling for voting rights since the 1830s. Militant suffrage groups in the UK were even known for campaigns of destruction and mayhem in order to keep their issue in the forefront of everyone’s minds. Horizontal fold line ¼†from top edge. Some light handling creases along bottom. In very good condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 17188

‎Women Suffrage, Alice Stone Blackwell‎

‎Woman Suffrage: History Arguments and Results 1913 by Jane Addams Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Stone Blackwell‎

‎Woman Suffrage: History Arguments and Results. New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association 1913. Maule Bjorkman editor. Original blue cloth boards. 4 x 6.5 in. Known amongst suffragists as the "blue book" this collection of seven essays on suffrage was published together to serve as a resource for suffrage speakers activists and writers. Includes writings by Ida Huster Harper A brief history of the movement for woman suffrage in the United States Jane Addams Why women should vote Carrie Chapman Catt Do you know and Alice Stone Blackwell The sentiment for woman:suffrage among others. Contents: 1. Early history. -- 2. Where women vote / by F. Bjorkman and A. Porritt. 1 In the United States 24 2. In other countries. -- 3. Why women should vote / by Jane Addams. -- 4. Do you know -- 5. Objections answered / by A.S. Blackwell. -- 6. The sentiment for woman suffrage. -- 7. The woman's protest -- 8. Twelve reasons why women should vote. -- 9. Have we a democracy -- 10. Suffrage school course. Sunning to spine. Very good condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 16510

‎Women Suffrage, Cookbook‎

‎Women Suffrage Cookbook: Virginia Cookery Book Published by Virginia League of Women Voters 1921‎

‎1921. Suffrage Cookbook Virginia League of Women Voters. Virginia Cookery Book: Traditional Recipes. Richmond VA: Virginia League of Women Voters 1921. First edition. 192 pages. Cream illustrated boards. 9.25 x 6.5 inches. “Believing that our spirits are strengthened by well nourished bodies we have collected with care the recipes contained in this volume.†The Foreword reads: “The Virginia League of Women Voters offers this book of Virginia Cookery in the hope that those who use it will find it helpful and will have the added satisfaction of knowing that by purchasing a copy they will have contributed to the fund of the League for education in good citizenship.†The Virginia League of Women Voters was organized to help women attain and exercise their right to vote after the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote was passed in Congress in 1919. Virginia however was one of the nine southern states that opposed the amendment and refused to ratify it. Virginia women at last won the hard-fought right to vote in August 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment became law and exercised that right soon after in the November elections. Recipes are attributed to members of the community with local advertisements giving the reader a genuine feel for the community. Pencil inscription to the front paste-down stating who the book belongs to dating Aug. 8 1929. Covers somewhat worn Three quarters of spine missing but binding is still tight. Text pages and illustrations are crisp and clean with minor foxing to blank area of some pages. Some edge wear. Overall good to very good condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 20832

‎Women Suffrage, George Hoar‎

‎Women Suffrage Broadside Woman's Participation is Necessary to Cleanse American politics of Corruption 1885‎

‎1885. Women Suffrage Hoar Hon. Geo. F. Woman's Co-Operation Essential to Pure Politics. Boston: American Woman Suffrage Association 1885. Broadside 4 pp. folded folio sheet triple columns 9.5 × 10.5 inches. Caption title as issued. A rare suffrage broadside printing a speech by U.S. Senator George Frisbie Hoar 1826–1904 of Massachusetts one of the few prominent male legislators of the period to ally himself publicly with woman suffrage. Published by the American Woman Suffrage Association the liberal Republican senator argues that women’s participation is necessary to cleanse American politics of corruption and elevate civic life. To reinforce his claim Hoar includes two supporting letters from Western officials in territories where women already held the franchise: Chief Justice Greene of Washington Territory who asserts that “ambisexual suffrage†there had proven successful and Governor Warren of Wyoming who affirms that women voters strengthened the political fabric of his state.<br /> <br /> The American Woman Suffrage Association co-founded by Lucy Stone Julia Ward Howe and Henry Blackwell issued such broadsides to circulate pro-suffrage arguments from respected public figures. This 1885 piece is particularly notable for tying suffrage to “pure politics†presenting enfranchisement not only as a matter of justice but as a practical reform tool to combat bribery and machine influence. For institutional collections it offers direct documentary evidence of how suffragists strategically leveraged male allies in high office to broaden credibility and appeal. Its inclusion of territorial testimony also highlights how suffragists drew on the lived experiments of the West to counter fears in the East. Tiny edge tears along a neat horizontal fold light soiling else well-preserved. Overall Near Fine. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15981

‎Women Suffrage, NAWSA‎

‎Women Suffrage Congressional reports in favor of an amendment to the national constitution prohibiting the disfranchisement of United States Citizens on account of sex. Signed in type by: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B Anthony Alice Stone Blackwell Carrie Chapman Catt‎

‎1899. National American Woman Suffrage Association. New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association 1899. Pamphlet. 12p. wraps unevenly browned and edge worn closed tear in right margin else good condition 6x9 inches. Signed in type by: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B Anthony Alice Stone Blackwell Carrie Chapman Catt and others.<br /> <br /> Formed in 1890 NAWSA National American Woman Suffrage Association.was the result of a merger between two rival factions--the National Woman Suffrage Association NWSA led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and the American Woman Suffrage Association AWSA led by Lucy Stone Henry Blackwell and Julia Ward Howe. These opposing groups were organized in the late 1860s partly as the result of a disagreement over strategy. NWSA favored women's enfranchisement through a federal constitutional amendment while AWSA believed success could be more easily achieved through state-by-state campaigns. NAWSA combined both of these techniques securing the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 through a series of well-orchestrated state campaigns under the dynamic direction of Carrie Chapman Catt. With NAWSA's primary goal of women's enfranchisement now a reality the organization was transformed into the League of Women Voters. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15470

‎Women Suffrage, France‎

‎Women Voting Rights 1910: "The great majority of the civilized world today has decidedly passed us‎

‎French Chamber of Deputies Session of 1910. Official Report of the Commission on Universal Suffrage on the Proposition to give Women the Right to Vote. For sale by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. 16 pages 9 x 6 in. Very good condition with light handling dents throughout. At the time that this description is being written just 7 copies are recorded in American institutions making this quite uncommon. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time.<br /> <br /> This report outlines women’s political rights in many Western countries such as France Great Britain and its colonies the United States and many other European nations. The pamphlet ends with overall conclusions such as the finding that France is behind comparable countries in terms of women’s rights and that “the great majority of the civilized world today has decidedly passed us.†They mention the political upheaval that immediate women’s suffrage could cause in France and close by proposing an addition of the words “both sexes†to current electoral laws. Women were not granted voting rights in France until 1944 decades behind their contemporaries in the United States and other European countries but this document marks early support for and interest in women’s suffrage France. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 16237

‎Women Suffrage, California‎

‎Women's Suffrage Parades and Women's Education in California Photography Archive 1910s-20s‎

‎Suffrage Early Photography Original silver gelatin photographs capturing women’s suffrage social gatherings education and everyday life during the Suffragette era to the 1920s. This archive of 22 photos depict groups of women in various settings including suffrage parades outdoor excursions college events and community celebrations. Measurements range from 2.5" x 4" to 1" x 2". Some of the photos are pasted on cardstock album pages with photographs on both sides Some photos have dates or small captions on margins or verso. One reads "1911' and another reads "1923". A particularly significant photograph shows a parade scene with a woman holding a banner reading “Women Vote in California†highlighting the suffrage movement and women’s participation in public demonstrations. Another photograph features a group of women in elaborate hats holding pennants for "North Dixon High" suggesting a school or alumni gathering in the first decades of the 20th century in California. Another particularly striking real photo postcard captures a parade float adorned with streamers and women on horseback part of the 1915 suffrage parade in Quincey Massachusetts. It is possible that one person or a group had traveled to the east coast for a suffrage friend social outings. Additionally the collection includes candid and posed portraits of the women outdoors some holding pets engaging in leisure activities or standing in front of early automobiles and homes. One showcases a woman of African American descent playing with a dog shown posed with white women in the same collection. The collection offers a visual record of women's evolving roles in society from activism and education to leisure and personal expression providing insight into early 20th century American women's lives and their participation in civic and social movements. Overall very good condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 21455

‎Women Suffrage, Woodrow Wilson‎

‎“Women Voters Vote Against Wilson He Opposes National Woman Suffrageâ€‎

‎1916. National Woman’s Party. Broadside “Women Voters Vote Against Wilson He Opposes National Woman Suffrage†1916. This broadside distributed by the National Woman’s Party encouraged women in states that had already passed suffrage legislation to vote against the 1916 reelection of President Woodrow Wilson who opposed federal women’s suffrage. <br /> <br /> The broadside was written to the four million women who had won the right to vote in Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho Washington California Arizona Kansas Oregon Montana and Nevada. The National Woman’s Party asked them to use their right to vote to help women nationwide obtain the same right by voting against President Wilson who “refused to support the federal suffrage amendment and declared his personal opposition to it.†Despite the National Woman’s Party’s efforts Wilson went on to win his reelection bid but in 1918 he publicly endorsed women’s suffrage. One year later with Woodrow Wilson still serving as president the 19th amendment passed giving women the right to vote nationwide. The broadside has pencil notation “1916†to upper right corner not affecting text. Otherwise it is in near fine condition. At the time that this description is being written no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 16026

‎Women Suffrage‎

‎Announcing an Important Step in the Suffrage Fight 1915‎

‎National American Woman Suffrage Association Pierson Alice. The National Grange in Favour of Votes for Women. New York: National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company Inc. 1915.<br/><br/>First Edition of the leaflet page size: 6-1/4 x 7 inches single sheet of newsprint folded in half 4pp; self-wrapper; some rumpling and creasing but generally very good. "The following sweeping endorsement was passed at the Convention held in Oakland California November 1915 . " The Grange advocates unqualified backing of suffrage supporting any universal suffrage movement by amendment of the Federal Constitution and charges its Legislative Committee with taking charge of the campaign work. Includes opinions and testimonies from leaders of granges in 10 states. With testimonials from the Grange State Masters in Wyoming Oregon Montana Idaho Maine South Dakota and Nebraska this pamphlet published by the NA WSA was<br/>part of the campaign of 1915. The National Grange as well as numerous state granges voted every year to support woman suffrage. The NA WSA gratefully noted in their annual meetings the support of the Grange starting in 1907. The second president of NA WSA Dr. Anna Howard Shaw was herself a member of the Grange. Not in Krichmar. Harper THE HISTORY OF WOMAN<br/>SUFFRAGE Vol. V pp. 206 247 392. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 15983

‎Women Suffrage‎

‎English Women Suffrage Pamphlet: Conference on Electoral Reform 1917‎

‎English Women Suffrage Pamphlet. Pamphlet: Conference on Electoral Reform1917. Letter from Mr. Speaker To the Prime Minister Presented to both Houses in Parliament by Command of His Majesty. London: Published By His Majesty's Stationery Office. Only one copy could be confirmed among all Institutional Collectionsworlwide according to OCLC Worldcat. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16757

‎Women Suffrage‎

‎N.Y. Suffragist Note on Votes for Women card 1917: "our Suffrage plans for the summer.‎

‎WILLCOX Mary Otis Gay. AUTOGRAPH Note Signed; on Votes for Women Card: March 9 1917. 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. gold rimmed card to "My dear Miss Conway. I thank you for your I efforts in selling tickets. I was sorry we were so hurried when you came up to the I boxes the other night. Mr. Wilcox I wanted to catch a certain boat & it was like drawing teeth to I get our party started. He had I a Board of Education meeting the next day & that must not be I presided over by a sleepy man. I I wish you would come to our captains meeting tomorrow at 4 & hear about I our Suffrage plans for the summer. we I meet here. Sincerely yours I Mary Otis Wilcox" <br/><br/>Mary Otis Gay 1862-1933 daughter of Sydney Howard Gay and Elizabeth Johns Neall who married William Goodenow Willcox. Willcox served as Chairwoman of the Staten Island Woman's Suffrage Party and was a member of the Women Democrats of America and League of Women Voters. Source: Flickr Commons project 2017 According to the History of Woman Suffrage Mary Otis Gay Willcox was Borough Chairman for Staten Island then referred to as Richmond of the City Party led by Carrie Chapman Catt in 1915 when the suffrage amendment appeared on the New York State ballot. As part of that campaign according to a 1915 New York Tribune article she and Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw led a "feminine column" of representatives from New York City through Binghamton to Rochester for the final Suffrage Party convention before the 1915 ballot initiative. The City Party organized mass meetings canvassed homes and businesses enrolling 60000 new members to the Party. Willcox lectured on women's suffrage. Her husband William Goodenoe Willcox was associated with Tuskeegee Institute was President of the NY Board of Education and onetime Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hunter College in New York City. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 15965

‎Women Suffrage‎

‎Woman Suffrage: History Arguments and Results 1913‎

‎Woman Suffrage: History Arguments and Results. New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association 1913. Maule Bjorkman editor. Original blue cloth boards. 4 x 6.5 in.<br/><br/>Known amongst suffragists as the "blue book" this collection of seven essays on suffrage was published together to serve as a resource for suffrage speakers activists and writers. Includes writings by Ida Huster Harper A brief history of the movement for woman suffrage in the United States Jane Addams Why women should vote Carrie Chapman Catt Do you know and Alice Stone Blackwell The sentiment for woman:suffrage among others. Sunning to spine. Very good. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16510

‎Women Suffrage letter‎

‎''OUR CONGRESSMEN ARE AN AWFUL DUMB LOT. AS SOON AS WE GET THE VOTE LETS RUN FOR CONGRESS''‎

‎WOMAN SUFFRAGE. ALS. 4pgs. December 9 1914. Washington D.C. Four autograph letters on two sheets of ''Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage'' letterhead. The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was a Washington D.C.-based women's suffrage organization founded by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns in 1913. The Congressional Union an offshoot of the National American Woman Suffrage Association advocated for suffrage on a federal level but held sometimes-extreme views that were not supported by the older organization. It counted Helen Keller among its members. Four active members wrote to their compatriot Virginia Patschke of Lebanon Pennsylvania sharing news of fellow members and union goings-on. The letters<br/>are:<br/><br/>a ''My dear Miss Pataschke: We went to Mrs. Boekh to a 'spread' last evening and it only needed our 'Virginia ' to make it quite perfect and like old times but I must say that the rest of the crowd were the smokers. I was a 'puffect lady ' but passed them up much to the joy of the rest of the club of course you know the name and the aim of the club. Its high ideals etc. but I must not knock I have just called down Anne Elizabeth and Miss McCue. For they are talking of 'Coney Island" hot dogs etc. I have filled up at a Church Supper so it don 't sound so good as ordinary. Anne has been assigned the pleasure of filling the next page so I must close. Sincerely yours May E. Dabney. "<br/><br/>b "There now I'm done gone and done it! I let the bunch read me the jargon they have writ and I haven't got a go/dam idea of my own to write you and Miss McCue is telling a lot of stuff some fortuneteller told her and you know how that disturbs a genius like me. Really dear old Hikes you don't know how we did wish that you were the fifth one last night we thought & spoke of you often and all exclaimed when Mrs. Boeck opened the parcel post pkg. & saw the contents well it just took Virginia to put that up. We had determined to write you then & there a composite letter before breaking up but we were so full of guzzle that we weren 't able to see to write. I told Miss Paul of your proposition and she is leaving W. tonight until the New Year & said Miss Lucy<br/>Burns would take it up with you. Miss B. said she would write you at once but I have my doubts she'll forget it. Thanking you again for the nice things and I hope will see you soon. Cordially yours Ann Burnett Dabney". Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were the founders and leaders of the Congressional Union.<br/><br/>c "Thursday 8.00 pm around late at headquarters. Dear old Pal- Well we smoked and talked and talked and smoked and then some - beer - welsh rarebit and Base's Ale. Your package arrived all O.K. Miss Ann Dabney brought it over to Mrs. Bockh 's where we all had a good laugh over it! Well we have missed you more than you can imagine. You know you promised to come back. It doesn 't seem natural for you not to be here. At present it is raining and all are making the bluff of working but gossip and game . holds the floor. The shut meetings sort of handling fine. Mrs. Natus is back but doesn 't come around as she is busy. Miss McCue has charge of shut meetings. There is someone else. Miss Gromborur is having hospitality at Mrs. Arnur. We don 't go to Childs' to eat anymore. The bunch has scattered Beat it back From Elizabeth ''. The writer may have been Elizabeth Smith who worked on the Union's periodical The Suffragist.<br/><br/>d "Dear Miss Patschke: Received your postals; would be delighted to speak on the Capital Steps & spread the gospel to the world Mrs. Brock will move from Lebanon when we have had one meeting there. I hope you are spreading suffrage doctrine in Lebanon & killing the Anti Brock forces. I have been lobbying the last few days & find our Congressmen are an awful dumb lot. As soon as we get the vote lets run for Congress. Write again soon Anna McCue''. McCue was a working-class girl from Pennsylvania and a prominent member of the Congressional Union. ''Mrs. Brock'' was anti-suffrage activist Mrs. Horace Brock. The letters are in very good condition with deep fold lines and some tears to the upper edges. The original envelope addressed to Patschke in included. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 15967

‎Women Suffrage Anti Suffrage‎

‎Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee 1915‎

‎Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee. The Case Against Woman Suffrage: The Most Important Question on the Ballot at the State Election November 2 1915. Boston: Anchor Linotype Printing Co. 1915. In self wrappers 48 pages. Massachusetts was the home state to many prominent activists in the woman suffrage movement such as Lucy Stone and Lucreta Mott; nevertheless it was also a center of anti-suffrage activity. The pamphlet addressed "to the men of Massachusetts" provides detailed arguments against woman suffrage: "In this little book we present some of the many reasons for our belief that woman suffrage is wrong in theory and bad in practice." Anti-suffragists claimed that most women did not want the vote and that enfranchising women would be both "a loss to the state and a loss to women." Mark in black ink along bottom edge front cover. Very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16431

‎Women Suffrage cartoons‎

‎Punch Magazine 2 women's suffrage cartoons 1912‎

‎Punch Magaine. Set of 2 original large print cartoons on women's suffrage. 1912. Punch was a British satirical magazine which was famous for its cartoons on various current events including women's suffrage. Leading activists such as Millicent Garrett Fawcett even described the staff of Punch as having been 'true and faithful friends' of the women's movement. "United We Differ" shows two senior members of the Prime Minister's cabinet Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Lloyd George back to back on a platform debating about the topic of women's suffrage. "No Sympathy Necessary" shows one gentlemen remarking on how seldom he sees his wife due to her involvement in "the Votes for Women business." "No Sympathy Necessary" has scattered light brown stains around page edges not affecting image or text. Very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16437

‎Women Suffrage Colombia‎

‎Colombian women vote for first time in historic election to reform government‎

‎Colombian women vote for first time. Vintage Gelatin silver print black and white press photo with two images. 7 x 9 in. December 4 1957. Original caption printed above images in part: "Bogota Colombia: Women voting for the first time in Colombian history turned out in large numbers in the 12/1 national plebiscite. Many mothers carried children in their arms as they arrived at polling places.at right a woman voter holds up an ink-stained finger which indicates that she has voted." This election was doubly historic: 1957 was the first election in which Colombian women voted and it was a special election in which voters decided to implement a new bi-partisan government and end a ten-year period of political unrest and civil war known in Colombian history as "La Violencia." Very good condition. unknown books‎

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