Postcard, "Votes for Women. Suffrage First!," 1915
THF277245 / Postcard, "Votes for Women. Suffrage First!," 1915
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Artifact Overview
In the early 20th century, women and men alike joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. Suffragists collected signatures, delivered speeches, organized public demonstrations, and printed flyers, postcards, and posters to rally support around the cause. Their efforts contributed to the adoption of a constitutional amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote in 1920.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Creator Notes
Artwork by Emily Hall Chamberlin; published by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company, New York, New York for the Alfred S. Campbell Art Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
98.94.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
on front:
VOTES FOR WOMEN. / Suffrage First!
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Related Content
SetWomen's Suffrage: Highlights from the Collections of The Henry Ford
- 19 Artifacts
American women gained the right to vote after a long, hard struggle. A concerted effort to secure voting rights for women began in the mid-1800s and continued until the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920--and even then, some women had to fight on. In recognition of the passage of the 19th Amendment, here are 19 objects from our collections that highlight the women's suffrage movement.