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- "Patriotic Suffrage Rally," circa 1917 - In the early 20th century, women and men alike joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. They often appealed to patriotic sentiment, staging parades and organizing public demonstrations calling for the right to vote. This rally poster features a woman in a tricorne hat, associating suffragists with the patriots of the American Revolution.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
"Patriotic Suffrage Rally," circa 1917
In the early 20th century, women and men alike joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. They often appealed to patriotic sentiment, staging parades and organizing public demonstrations calling for the right to vote. This rally poster features a woman in a tricorne hat, associating suffragists with the patriots of the American Revolution.
- Engraving, "Procession of the Boys in Blue," 1876 -
- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "Procession of the Boys in Blue," 1876
- "Head of Suffragette Parade Passing Treasury," Washington, D.C., 1913 - Alice Paul, a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights, zealously targeted President Woodrow Wilson. The day before his first inauguration, Paul executed a parade of 8,000 women, who marched past the White House from the Capitol calling for suffrage. The well-orchestrated procession drew a multitude of spectators and made national headlines, rallying support for the cause.
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
"Head of Suffragette Parade Passing Treasury," Washington, D.C., 1913
Alice Paul, a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights, zealously targeted President Woodrow Wilson. The day before his first inauguration, Paul executed a parade of 8,000 women, who marched past the White House from the Capitol calling for suffrage. The well-orchestrated procession drew a multitude of spectators and made national headlines, rallying support for the cause.