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- Application for Membership to the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County, circa 1918 - Suffragists in the early 20th century organized local suffrage leagues and associations to advocate for women's right to vote. In Michigan, members worked tirelessly to pass a state suffrage amendment. Elections in 1918 finally proved fruitful, and when a national amendment was put forward less than a year later, Michigan was one of the first states to approve it.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Application for Membership to the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County, circa 1918
Suffragists in the early 20th century organized local suffrage leagues and associations to advocate for women's right to vote. In Michigan, members worked tirelessly to pass a state suffrage amendment. Elections in 1918 finally proved fruitful, and when a national amendment was put forward less than a year later, Michigan was one of the first states to approve it.