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Farmers Picnic!
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
This program shows the event schedule for the picnic at Cleveland's Grove. This event consisted of many speeches, musical numbers, and other events surrounding the prohibition platform.
A Grand Prohibition Picnic At S.W. Brown's Grove
A Grand Prohibition Picnic At S.W. Brown's Grove
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
This was a flyer printed to advertise the picnic where many speakers, including McClellan Brown, would address those gathered. It includes a refreshment stand, and some singing from the Bethel Prohibition Singers.
National Prohibition Alliance
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
This flyer has two purposes. First, one side shows the main officers and who is on the Board of Managers. Second, is a short explanation as to what the purposes and goals of the organization are. This brief explanation was written by Martha McClellan Brown as she was Secretary of the organization at the time.
20th Century Club Memento
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
Three small cardboard squares, 2” x 2”, tied together with yellow ribbon. Ink inscription: “Compliments of the 20th Century Club.” The first square contains an image of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The second square contains an image of Susan B. Anthony. The third square contains quotations from Stanton and Anthony.
National Woman Suffrage Association Ribbon
National Woman Suffrage Association Ribbon
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
Ribbon, white silk with image of a woman (Columbia?) and lettering in black ink: “NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.” 6.75” X 2.125”.
Why Homemakers Need The Ballot, Helen Train Tannehill
Why Homemakers Need The Ballot, Helen Train Tannehill
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
The text of a talk by Helen Train Tannehill discussing why homemakers need the right to vote.
Upton Study Club, Alma Kephart Wilson
Upton Study Club, Alma Kephart Wilson
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
A report in the Club Woman’s Magazine summarizing recent meetings of the Upton Study Club. Martha McClellan Brown served as president of the club at the time; the article was submitted by Alma Kephart Wilson, corresponding secretary.
Justitia Progressus Sum, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Justitia Progressus Sum, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
Celebrates the addition of Arizona, Michigan, Oregon and Kansas to the list of states that have granted women the right to vote. From the Club Woman’s Magazine.
Literature For Sale By The Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
Literature For Sale By The Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
A list of books, pamphlets, flyers and posters for sale by the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Warren, Ohio.
Thirtieth Ward. Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
Thirtieth Ward. Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
A list of the ward chairman and precinct leaders for the 30th ward (Cincinnati) of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.
Women Vote
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
A suffrage flyer outlining countries and states where women have the right to vote
Is Woman’S Executive Power Growing?, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Is Woman’S Executive Power Growing?, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Martha McClellan Brown Speeches
Text of a talk arguing that as opportunities for women grow and women assume expanded roles in all walks of life, including business and politics, they must be granted the right to vote.
Women’S Future, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Women’S Future, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Martha McClellan Brown Speeches
Handwritten note outlining Brown’s thoughts on the future of women. She argues that the progress of women parallels that of men, and that women are ready to realize their full potential. The author is presumed to be Martha McClellan Brown.
The Meaning Of The Ballot – An Aftermath, Martha Mcclellan Brown
The Meaning Of The Ballot – An Aftermath, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Martha McClellan Brown Speeches
The text of an article written for the Guernsey Times. Martha McClellan Brown argues that the power to vote is necessary for the advancement of mankind and the common good. She further argues that until women achieve the right to vote the power of the vote can not be fully realized.
Women’S Rights, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Women’S Rights, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Martha McClellan Brown Speeches
Martha McClellan Brown gives historical context to the women’s movement, citing examples from Roman Law, canon law, and English common law, before discussing the current state of the women’s rights movement in the United States. After outlining common arguments against granting women the right to vote, she counters them and moves on to argue for equal rights for women in all areas.
Duties And Rights, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Duties And Rights, Martha Mcclellan Brown
Martha McClellan Brown Speeches
Martha McClellan Brown outlines her thoughts on the nature of rights and duties, the notion of moral development and the progress of democracy.
Constitution And By-Laws Of The Twentieth Century Club, Twentieth Century Club
Constitution And By-Laws Of The Twentieth Century Club, Twentieth Century Club
Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera
The Constitution and By-Laws of the Twentieth Century Club of Cincinnati, Ohio.
An Incident With Its Sequel (2), William Kennedy Brown
An Incident With Its Sequel (2), William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
William Kennedy Brown describes an 1869 meeting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton wanted to convince Martha McClellan Brown, who was in New York at the time, to join her in advocating for women’s suffrage. William Kennedy Brown argued that by aligning herself with Cady Stanton she would damage her reputation among evangelical women. He felt that his wife would more effectively advance the cause of suffrage by continuing her efforts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
Powers Of Frances Willard, William Kennedy Brown
Powers Of Frances Willard, William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
William Kennedy Brown discusses a review of the work of Frances Willard, an educator and member of the temperance and women’s suffrage movements, that appeared in the Philadelphia Press. Brown compares the leadership styles of three women in the suffrage movement to those of three contemporary men, saying that the followers of Willard and General George McClellan were inspired by loyalty, the followers of Mary Livermore and Ulysses Grant by an intellectual decision, and the followers of Susan B. Anthony and Abraham Lincoln by the heroic nature of their lives.
The Temperance Movement And Women’S Suffrage, William Kennedy Brown
The Temperance Movement And Women’S Suffrage, William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
William Kennedy Brown describes Martha McClellan Brown’s initial attempts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the subsequent founding and growth of that organization. He argues that the history of women’s suffrage is defined more by the Christian women of the temperance movement and their demand for the vote than by the work of religious skeptics such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton.