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Votes for Women
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Members of the Oshkosh Equal Suffrage League in their 4th of July float made up with a sail boat. Banners read "Votes for Women" and "We are Rudderless, We Need The Ballot." Identified in the picture are Lilian Clark, Bernice Mocke, Helen West, Gertrude Hull, Josephine Van Slyke, Hester Lancaster, Katherine Forward, Jennie Robinson, and Maria Hilton.
July 4, 1912
James, Sarah
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Kansas Equal Suffrage
1912
Depiction of a man and a woman each putting their votes into a ballot box, touting equal suffrage: "For a better government of the people, by the people, and for the people."
"Votes For Women" Badges
1913
Several buttons are arranged in a circle, all with slogans, photographs, or symbols related to women's suffrage. Caption reads: Badge collection of Alice Park of Palo Alto, California, 1913 — all "...
Votes for Women
1910
Postcard with a drawing of a well-dressed woman holding a pennant that reads "Votes for Women." Although no date is given, based on the postage price of 1 cent for domestic mail, this card probably...
Suffrage March
March 3, 1913
Elevated view of a suffrage parade, with a large crowd looking on. The sign on the horse-drawn wagon reads: "We Demand an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Enfranchising the Women ...
Theodora Youmans Holding Wisconsin Flag
circa 1915
Portrait of Theodora Youmans (Mrs. Henry), President of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, holding a Wisconsin flag and standing in front of a painted backdrop.
Ada James
Quarter-length portrait of the leader of women's suffrage in Wisconsin, Ada James.
