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Full-Text Articles in Women's History
Women’S Suffrage Is “Nothing Less Than Treasonable:” An Analysis Of Rural Women And Their Group Activism In The Women’S Suffrage Movement In The Jackson Purchase Area, 1838-1940, Ashleigh Deno
Honors College Theses
The 1910s was a decade characterized by technological advancement, World War I, and a global movement for women’s suffrage, which would eventually culminate with legislation, most notably the 19th Amendment in the United States. In the United States, women staged protests throughout the country and were known to stand outside of the White House with taunting signs for President Woodrow Wilson to read. This movement came to the United States from other parts of the globe, particularly Britain, and suffragists from other countries were known to travel to the States to give presentations and provide guidance to suffragists on this …
Ex Libris, Fall 2020, West Virginia University Libraries
Ex Libris, Fall 2020, West Virginia University Libraries
Ex Libris: The WVU Libraries Magazine
KEEPING EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD The Libraries helped the University community continue their academic journey and research pursuits during the pandemic.; ACHIEVING SUFFRAGE One hundred years ago, West Virginia legislators met at the State Capitol in Charleston to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which extended voting rights to women; WVRHC RECEIVES FIFTH NEH GRANT TO DIGITIZE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS So far, the WVRHC has digitized more than 400,000 pages from more than 60 historical West Virginia newspapers.
Law Library Blog (September 2020): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Blog (September 2020): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
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Franco-American Women's Suffrage Movement And Legislators, Rhea Côté Robbins
Franco-American Women's Suffrage Movement And Legislators, Rhea Côté Robbins
Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Occasional Papers and Lectures
Beginning with info on the Canadian suffrage over the years...property-owning women having the vote, losing it, comparison/contrast in regard to what Camille Lessard Bissonnette was doing, she was an early adopter, 1910-1911...compared to the QC/Canadian women's movement which began in 1912...the usual barriers against suffrage and how Camille was not on the radar for the Maine women's suffrage at the time, early 1900s...why I wanted her in the exhibit at the Maine State Muse, this time around ...and then examining the women of Maine who have served in the Maine State Legislature, 33 found, thus far, serving since 1935!...and some …
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.
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.
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.