Postcard with Message Demanding Equal Suffrage for Women, 1910
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In the early 20th century, women and men alike joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. To rally support, suffragists often appealed to patriotic sentiments. This postcard suggested that denying women the right to vote opposed the republican ideals on which the country was founded. A constitutional amendment granting women suffrage was finally ratified in 1920.
In the early 20th century, women and men alike joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. To rally support, suffragists often appealed to patriotic sentiments. This postcard suggested that denying women the right to vote opposed the republican ideals on which the country was founded. A constitutional amendment granting women suffrage was finally ratified in 1920.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1910
Subject Date
1910
Creators
Cargill Company (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Grand Rapids
Creator Notes
Printed by the Cargill Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan for the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2004.118.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on purple ribbon at top: Think It Over. Printed on purple ribbon at bottom: An Ounce of Persuasion Precedes a Pound of Coercion. Text in center: The Declaration of Independence was / the direct result of taxation without / representation. / Either exempt WOMAN from taxation / or grant her the right of Equal Suffrage. / What is sauce for the Gander / is sauce for the Goose.
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