Vivian Pierce, 1910-1920

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Artifact Overview

Vivian Pierce participated in the American struggle for women's suffrage. She edited the National Suffrage publication, picketed the White House, and served as an organizer for the National Woman's Party. Pierce and fellow suffragists succeeded -- the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which legally prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex, was ratified in 1920.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1910-1920

Subject Date

1910-1920

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.0.57.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 5 in

Vivian Pierce, 1910-1920