Parade for Women's Suffrage and Equal Education, New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview
In the 1910s, many Americans joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. To rally support, suffragists staged parades. These often elaborate processions championed numerous individual causes. This float in New Haven, Connecticut, related "equal education for boys and girls" to "equal citizenship" in the future. A constitutional amendment granting women suffrage was finally ratified in 1920.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Date Made
circa 1915
Subject Date
circa 1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.109.70
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.313 in
Width: 5.25 in
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