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192347267Philadelphia: Harry J. Lincoln Music Co 1923. First Edition. Quarto 31cm; photo-illustrated wrappers; 51pp. Light wear to extremities touch of dust-soil to wrappers with a short closed tear at lower spine-fold; Very Good. Attractive copy of this suffrage-themed sheet music a march two-step dedicated to the "Girls of America" published three years after the ratification of the 19th amendment. The front wrapper features a photographic portrait of five suffragettes dressed as Lady Liberty in all white robes bearing sashes that read "Justice" "Equality" "America" "Liberty" and "Victory." OCLC notes a single holding Natl. Library of Australia. Not in CREW Suffragist Sheet Music. Harry J. Lincoln Music Co unknown books
16411Cora Scott Pond Pope. Autograph letter signed . No date; likely pre-1891 when she married and took last name Pope. 1 sheet. 9 x 5.5 in. Black ink on lined paper. Lifelong suffrage advocate Cora Scott Pond writes to an old school friend encouraging her to join the women's movement and outlining outreach campaigns in local papers. <br/><br/>She writes in her hand In full: "Dear Carrie Do not consider this a $1.00 thrown away. It is through the efforts of Woman Suffragists that you and all of us young women are allowed to hold our position or to suffer ourselves. A little back glance of the suffrage movement will show you this. You ought to give your mite with the rest of us. I send you a paper it will give you a glance. We print it in the Sunday Herald. Yours with love and a classmates good wishes. My love to your mother. Cora S. Pond." Very good. An insightful letter showing the many ways in which women brought others to their cause. unknown books
15966National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies London. 1 p. 8v0. In fair condition on aged and creased paper. The first name of the signature is difficult to decipher. She writes that she met Lynd 'some time ago at Mrs. Green's' and that she remembered her name 'when Mrs. Heseltine suggested it in connection with a vacancy which we haw at present time at this office. I The vacancy is for a Press Writer i.e. someone to conduct Suffrage and Anti-suffrage controwrsy in various papers to write articles etc.' She is unsure whether Lynd 'would care to consider anything at all of this nature or whether you are anxious to work' as she understands that 'Mr. Lynd has been ill' but suggests she telephone her to discuss the appointment. unknown books
17189Women Suffrage Anti-War and Women Suffrage Handbill. "Who Shares the Cost of War" No date 1915. "Who dares say that war is not their business In the name of Justice and Civilization give women a voice in Government and in the councils that make or prevent war." 1 page. 7 x 5 in. Women press for the vote in this handbill by expressing their unique perspective and concerns on the effects of War including the labor to maintain the US economy health care for war casualties and support for widows and orphans. The pamphlet lists 9 questions on who pays the social costs of men leaving for foreign wars; for each question the answer is Women. WWI began in 1914 and in these early years the United States was declared neutral in the conflict. "Vote for the Women Suffrage Amendment in November." While Pennsylvania voters rejected the 1915 referendum to grant women of the state the right to vote the state was the 7th to ratify the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote on the federal level. Paper is brittle. Chips and small losses to top and bottom edges and 2 closed tears along left edge. Still god to very good condition. Only 1 copy of this item in any institutional or library collection according to OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
17188Votes for Women". Handbill publicizing act that expanded voting rights for millions. 1918. "Every qualified woman should see that she gets the vote." The New Reform Act. Votes for Women. 8 x 5.5 in. 2 pages. Published by the Liberal Publication Department. Leaflet No. 2520. "By the Representation of the People Act of 1918 women are given the Parliamentary Vote for the first time. It is estimated that the number of women thus enfranchised will be six million." The Representation of the People Act of 1918 granted the vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification. The same Act gave the vote to all men over the age of 21. As a result of this act 8.5 million women joined the electorate and made up almost 40% of all voters in the United Kingdom. This was a great victory for the women's suffrage movement which had been calling for voting rights since the 1830s. Militant suffrage groups in the UK were even known for campaigns of destruction and mayhem in order to keep their issue in the forefront of everyone's minds. Horizontal fold line ¼" from top edge. Some light handling creases along bottom. In very good condition. unknown books
16434The Women's Social and Political Union. "Crowned with Honour." A Speech by Mrs. Annie Besant at the Royal Albert Hall March 28th 1912. No. 93. London: The Woman's Press 1912. In this speech Annie Besant condemns the imprisonment of suffragettes over property destruction framing the question of suffrage within the long view of history: "And when history in the future judges the struggle of the present;.looking back on the shameful story of today will crown with shame those who have used strength against the women imprisoned for suffrage activity." Besant was a labor activist and women's rights supporter who called for suffrage rights for women and brought up the unjust imprisonment of suffragists in the UK. The Women's Social and Political Union WSPU was known for its militant tactics and property destruction in bringing attention to the suffrage cause; setting it apart from most other groups which were far less radical. No other copies in institutional collection according to OCLC Worldcat. Very rare. Very good condition. unknown books
16673Woman Suffrage COBB W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman's Press 1912. Single leaflet front and verso 5.5" x 8.5" inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Ethel Smyth: "Mulieres and leones" is the cry to-day and it comes from men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets; who love to have their wives as gaudy parasites and have not sufficient imagination or heart or religion to recognize that the cause for which they are torturing Mrs. Pankhurst is the same cause for which Jesus died . You have made a mistake we say in your time and your methodsbut when we have had time to recover ourselves we shall all pay you our homage.". In very good condition. No copies of this item held in any library or institution worldwide as per OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
16674Woman Suffrage COBB W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman's Press 1912. Single leaflet front and verso 5.5" x 8.5" inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Ethel Smyth: "Mulieres and leones" is the cry to-day and it comes from men who have grown rich by sweating women by driving them into the streets; who love to have their wives as gaudy parasites and have not sufficient imagination or heart or religion to recognize that the cause for which they are torturing Mrs. Pankhurst is the same cause for which Jesus died . You have made a mistake we say in your time and your methodsbut when we have had time to recover ourselves we shall all pay you our homage." In very good condition. No copies of this item held in any library or institution worldwide as per OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
16435Vermont Council of Censors. Journal of the Council of Censors of the State of Vermont at its Several Sessions Held in Montpelier 1869. Montpelier: Freeman Steam Printing House and Bindery 1869. Proposal by a committee of three to pass women's suffrage in Vermont. 106 pages. This was the earliest effort to pass women's suffrage in the state and one of the earliest proposals in the country. At this time women's suffrage was being raised on a state-by-state basis as regional networks and suffrage movements were building. The same year as this proposal was presented in Vermont legislators in Wyoming became the first state in the union to pass women's suffrage. Very good condition. unknown books
16319A woman right magazine: The Review. Official Organ of the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs. Vol. III. No. 11. March 19 1898. 8 pages 12 x 9 in. Unbound. Fold creases with some small tears near edges. Water damage at upper left corner of first and last few pages. Good condition. Includes an article on electricity and its potential applications as well as updates on women's groups across the country and the world and minutes from the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs most recent meeting. An interesting document showing one way that women organized worldwide in their efforts towards greater women's rights. unknown books
16305Suffrage An original turn of the century photo showing Rows of women dressed in white with white umbrellas demonstrating down a main road. Black and white photographic postcard. 3.5 x 5.5 in. White was a signature color in the suffrage movement and the demonstrators also carry American flags and suffrage flags as bystanders watch. Buildings from a town or small city are in the background. Inscribed on the front "Z. 1. AND 1. JULY. 15. 35." Very good condition. An impactful image that shows the resilience and unity that women's suffrage activists employed in fighting for their own rights. Clear crisp image. unknown books
17158An attractive collection of 4 rare souvenir postcards supporting women's suffrage. Featuring the postcard artwork of famed commercial artists the archive is both visually enthralling and historically fascinating; demonstrating the attempts of proponents of the movement to define and popularize a relatable sympathetic image of the suffragette. All cards 5.5 x 3.75 in. The golden age of the souvenir postcard from 1898 to 1915 during which time postcard collecting was an international past time dovetailed conveniently with the suffrage movement in America and Britain. 1 card with original postal stamp 1914. Souvenir postcards were the most popular form of suffrage ephemera among the suffragists themselves. <br/><br/>Postcards with a holiday theme particularly Valentine's Day were particularly prized. Our collection includes several valentines notably the "To My Valentine Love me Love my Vote" card with design by beloved American artist Ellen Clapsaddle. Clapsaddle was especially celebrated for her innocent charming depictions of children a theme often used in suffrage postcards in an attempt to lighten the tone of the divisive issue and the soften the public perception of the suffragist. The archive includes 4 posted cards all in very good condition. An essential and rare collection of one of the most enduring attractive artifacts of the struggle for women's rights. unknown books
17160An attractive collection of 4 rare souvenir postcards from the UK France and US supporting women's suffrage. Featuring the postcard artwork of famed commercial artists the archive is both visually enthralling and historically fascinating; demonstrating the attempts of proponents of the movement to define and popularize a relatable sympathetic image of the suffragette. The golden age of the souvenir postcard from 1898 to 1915 during which time postcard collecting was an international past time dovetailed conveniently with the suffrage movement in America and Britain. 2 cards with original postal stamp 1909 and 1911. Souvenir postcards were the most popular form of suffrage ephemera among the suffragists themselves. Also included are two compelling British postcards from a noted 1910 pro-suffrage series "This is the House that Man Built" based upon the nursery rhyme "This is the House that Jack Built" in which the "House" refers to the Houses of Parliament. The series was answered by a similar series published by the opposition to the movement demonstrating the more boldly political nature of the suffrage postcard in Britain. French postcard calling for universal suffrage shows a man and woman in Greek togas casting ballots: in French "Women who are subject to the laws and pay taxes as well as men should have the same right to vote as they". 1 interesting American postcard shows a woman driving a car years before women's suffrage passed at the federal level. The archive includes both blank and posted cards all in generally very good condition. An essential and rare collection of one of the most enduring attractive artifacts of the struggle for women's rights. unknown books
16396A Million Women Appeal to the Voters of New York for Justice. New York: Empire State Campaign Committee 1915. 1 page. 9 x 5 ½ in. 1 listing on OCLC. Printed in advance of the 1915 New York election in which women's suffrage was on the ballot as a statewide initiative.<br/><br/>The broadside lists the number of women who want to vote in New York the number of women already able to vote in other states and leading political officials in favor of women's suffragesuch as President Wilson and the NY Governor. The Empire State Campaign Committee was a coalition of many suffrage organizations and was headed by famous activist Carrie Chapman Catt in order to bring New York women together in support of the state woman suffrage amendment. The referendum was defeated in 1915 but passed two years later in November 1917. Dented upper left corner; light diagonal creases. Very good. unknown books
16433Why New York Men Should Give New York Women the Vote. New York: Empire State Campaign Committee 1915. Pamphlet. In self wrappers includes statements of support for the bill from Elihu Root Secretary of State for President T. Roosevelt and the Chief Justice of New York's Court of Special Sessions who stated: "The one great argument for woman suffrage is that justice demands it. Justice known no distinction of sex."At this time women's voting rights were state issues rather than federal and in November 1915 a referendum was on the ballot that would grant women the right to vote in New York. The pamphlet lists eighteen reasons why women in New York should gain the vote including: women's contributions to the labor force high numbers of women with formal education and the fact that 12 other states had already passed women's suffrage. Very good condition. unknown books
16392What is the Federal Suffrage Amendment National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company Inc. New York: Feb. 1917. 10 x 7 in. Very scarce No institution has a copy of this Broadside as per OCLC.<br/><br/>Published just three years before 19th Amendment was passed this rare broadside advocates for women's right to vote on a national level. The document lists states that have passed women's suffrage on a local level and where women's votes counted in the 1916 Presidential election. It references rights guaranteed in the Constitution and ends with the line: "Until the Women-People . . . elect their Representatives our government is Republican in form but not in fact." Even toning. Two horizontal creases. 3 small tears along right edge 1 top edge. Tiny chip top left corner. Very good. unknown books
16432Official Report of the Commission on Universal Suffrage National American Woman Suffrage Association 1910. In self wrappers 15 pages. New York French Chamber of Deputies on the Proposition to give Women the Right to Vote. New York:The pamphlet is a brief summary and translation of the report presented to the French Chamber of Deputies. The National American Woman Suffrage Association NAWSA was an organization formed on February 18 1890 to advocate in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. It was created by the merger of two existing organizations the National Woman Suffrage Association NWSA and the American Woman Suffrage Association AWSA. Its membership which was about seven thousand at the time it was formed eventually increased to two million making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation. It played a pivotal role in the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which in 1920 guaranteed women's right to vote. Very good condition. unknown books
17185Millicent Garrett Fawcett. British feminist suffrage advocate and labor reformer. Very early and large portrait of labor activist Millicent Fawcett who improved conditions for women in manufacturing. She is shows as a young woman dressed all in black and seated with a small book in hand. 10 x 7" photograph mounted on 16.5 x 12" board. With 4 large unbound sheets on Fawcett's biography and life's work. Autograph facsimile below photograph. "Her main object of making women feel the responsibility of their existence as a means of making them better and happier and so the world better and happier causes her to take a great interest in Women's education." Millicent Garrett Fawcett supported the Married Women's Property Act and was very active in the woman's suffrage movement. She campaigned for women's suffrage through legal change and led Britain's largest women's rights association the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies NUWSS from 1897-1919. "If there be those who idealise the real and maintain that a woman should be but a doll there are others who realizes the ideal of women to no small extent in Mrs. Fawcett and see in her very existence the hopeless refutation of her detractor's argument." "Walery Photographer to the Queen / 164 Regent Street London" printed on mat below photograph. Walery was the byline used by a father and son team of photographers from 1884-1898. Printed sheets of biographical information have some foxing toning and wear around edges. Library stamp in upper left corner of photo board. In very good condition. unknown books
16548Suffrage Amendment Alliance. Senator James J. Barbour on January 17 1917 introduced in the Illinois Senate the Suffrage Amendment to the Illinois Constitution. It Is Senate Joint Resolution No. 2. First edition. 9 x 6 in. 4 pages. Clearly lays out the facts and history of suffrage activism its growing popularity and the acts of brave women demanding their rights: "the women of Illinois marched through the sleet.asking for a woman's suffrage plank". It lists the political promises made by both democrat and republic parties to include women suffrage as a priority issue. "Men who vote for this amendment will not have the difficult task of explaining to their constituents the difference between their theory and their practice." Lists the State Central Committee of the Suffrage Amendment Alliance on last page. Two horizontal folds. Very good condition. unknown books
16700Tucker Henry St. George. Women Suffrage by Constitutional Amendment. First Edition Signed and Inscribed. New Haven: Yale 1916. First Edition. Small 8vo pp. viii 204. Inscribed by the author a very nice copy. Kruchmar 2068. 40111 These lectures were delivered in the William L. Storrs Lecture Series before the Law School at Yale University. Tucker 1853-1932 was a Congressman from Virginia. He argues that a Constitutional amendment providing for women's suffrage would violate the division between state and federal powers. According to Tucker the right to vote is not a federal issue but a local one. unknown books
17141Women's Suffrage Germany P. Aug. Rosler. "Wahre und Falsche Frauen Emanzipation Truths and Lies: Women's Emancipation". Written in German. Stuttgart und Wien: Dof Roth'sche Verlagshandlung 1899. Printed by Hieronymus Muhlberger in Augsburg. 60 pages. 9 x 6 in. Original paper wraps. Very rare with 0 institutions or libraries in the US holding this volume per OCLC Worldcat. An early German language treatise regarding popular myths on women's suffrage and the Women's Question die Frauenfrage. The volume lists the Madonna mother of Christ as one example of virtuous women whom all respect. German women were granted the right to vote and be elected from November 12 1918 immediately after the Armistice of WWI. Handwritten ink annotation on front cover. Front and back cover are detached; pages 1-16 detached; pages 49-60 detached. In good condition. unknown books
17171Suffrage Cookbook Virginia League of Women Voters. Virginia Cookery Book: Traditional Recipes. Richmond VA: Virginia League of Women Voters 1921. First edition. 192 pages. Cream illustrated boards. 9.25 x 6.5 inches. "Believing that our spirits are strengthened by well nourished bodies we have collected with care the recipes contained in this volume." The Foreword reads: "The Virginia League of Women Voters offers this book of Virginia Cookery in the hope that those who use it will find it helpful and will have the added satisfaction of knowing that by purchasing a copy they will have contributed to the fund of the League for education in good citizenship." The Virginia League of Women Voters was organized to help women attain and exercise their right to vote after the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote was passed in Congress in 1919. Virginia however was one of the nine southern states that opposed the amendment and refused to ratify it. Virginia women at last won the hard-fought right to vote in August 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment became law and exercised that right soon after in the November elections. Recipes are attributed to members of the community with local advertisements giving the reader a genuine feel for the community. Light brown film adhered to large portions of front and back cover. Else in good to very good condition. unknown books
17065Suffrage Cookbook Virginia League of Women Voters. Virginia Cookery Book: Traditional Recipes. Richmond VA: Virginia League of Women Voters 1921. First edition. 192 pages. Cream illustrated boards. 9.25 x 6.5 inches. "Believing that our spirits are strengthened by well nourished bodies we have collected with care the recipes contained in this volume." The Foreword reads: "The Virginia League of Women Voters offers this book of Virginia Cookery in the hope that those who use it will find it helpful and will have the added satisfaction of knowing that by purchasing a copy they will have contributed to the fund of the League for education in good citizenship." The Virginia League of Women Voters was organized to help women attain and exercise their right to vote after the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote was passed in Congress in 1919. Virginia however was one of the nine southern states that opposed the amendment and refused to ratify it. Virginia women at last won the hard-fought right to vote in August 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment became law and exercised that right soon after in the November elections. Recipes are attributed to members of the community with local advertisements giving the reader a genuine feel for the community. In very good condition. unknown books
16532Colombian women vote for first time. Vintage Gelatin silver print black and white press photo with two images. 7 x 9 in. December 4 1957. Original caption printed above images in part: "Bogota Colombia: Women voting for the first time in Colombian history turned out in large numbers in the 12/1 national plebiscite. Many mothers carried children in their arms as they arrived at polling places.at right a woman voter holds up an ink-stained finger which indicates that she has voted." This election was doubly historic: 1957 was the first election in which Colombian women voted and it was a special election in which voters decided to implement a new bi-partisan government and end a ten-year period of political unrest and civil war known in Colombian history as "La Violencia." Very good condition. unknown books
16509Woman suffrage arguments and results : a collection of eight popular booklets covering together practically the entire field of suffrage claims and evidence :New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association 1910 First edition this title became known as the famous "The Blue book" of Suffage. Scarce First edition. <br/><br/>A collection of eight popular first edition booklets broadly covering claims and evidence related to the women's suffrage movement published together as a resource for suffrage advocates. 4 x 6.5 Original blue cloth boards. Includes writings by Ida Huster Harper A brief history of the movement for woman suffrage in the United States Jane Addams Why women should vote Carrie Chapman Catt Do you know and Alice Stone Blackwell The sentiment for woman suffrage among others. Discoloration on cover s and some rubbing. Overall good to very good. unknown books