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Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Ribbons Jan 1899

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Ribbons

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

Three ribbons safety-pinned together: Small purple silk ribbon with gold fringe below and gold and white ribbon knots above. Black ink inscription illegible. 5” x 2” Yellow silk ribbon, hand decorated, “Welcome O.W.S.A.” in blue ink. Design features roses, a sailing scene, and blue ribbon edges. 6.25” x 2.5” Yellow silk ribbon, “Delegate O.W.S.A. 13th Convention” and stars printed in dark blue or black ink. 5.5” x 1.75”.


Founder Of W.C.T.U., Georgia Hopley Mar 1898

Founder Of W.C.T.U., Georgia Hopley

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This news clipping is a short biographical excerpt on Martha McClellan Brown's role and status within the Temperance Movement. It does not fully explain her entire rise to fame, but discusses the highlights many of her milestone achievements. It also seeks to correct some historical inaccuracies in many accounts of her life.


Letter, 1898, January 11, Rachel Foster Avery To Mrs. Martha Mcclellan Brown, Rachel Foster Avery Jan 1898

Letter, 1898, January 11, Rachel Foster Avery To Mrs. Martha Mcclellan Brown, Rachel Foster Avery

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Rachel Foster Avery, Acting Chairman of the Program Committee for the National American Women Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown referencing a previous exchange of letters between Carrie Chapman Catt and Brown. The letter discusses a program being already full and that the program committee had an excess of programming that they turned down.


Letter, 1897, November 13, Harriet Taylor Upton To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton Nov 1897

Letter, 1897, November 13, Harriet Taylor Upton To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking Martha McClellan Brown for a count of how many women voted in Cincinnati at the previous school election and other statistics.


Letter, 1897, October 25th, Elizabeth J. Hauser To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Elizabeth J. Hauser Oct 1897

Letter, 1897, October 25th, Elizabeth J. Hauser To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Elizabeth J. Hauser

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Elizabeth J. Hauser to Martha McClellan Brown asking for all local societies to collect their dues to help the Woman Suffrage Association in Ohio.


Kentucky Equal Rights Association: Tenth Annual Convention, Kentucky Equal Rights Association Oct 1897

Kentucky Equal Rights Association: Tenth Annual Convention, Kentucky Equal Rights Association

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A program for the Kentucky Equal Rights Association Tenth Annual Convention. The convention was held in Covington, Kentucky on October 14th and 15th of 1897.


Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Annual Convention, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Oct 1897

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Annual Convention, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A flyer announcing the twelfth annual convention of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association held in Alliance, Ohio on October 5 through October 7, 1897.


Program: Twelfth Annual Convention Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Oct 1897

Program: Twelfth Annual Convention Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

The program of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Associations twelfth annual convention held in Alliance, Ohio on October 5-7, 1897.


Constitution And By-Laws Of The New Century Club Apr 1897

Constitution And By-Laws Of The New Century Club

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

The Constitution and By-Laws of the New Century Club of Cincinnati revised April 1897.


Letter, 1897, March 26, Dr. C. Bruce [Clara A. Bruce] To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Clara A. Bruce Mar 1897

Letter, 1897, March 26, Dr. C. Bruce [Clara A. Bruce] To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Clara A. Bruce

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A handwritten letter from Clara A. Bruce to Martha McClellan Brown providing a list of officers for the 21st Ward in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Democracy As We Know It, Martha Mcclellan Brown Feb 1897

Democracy As We Know It, Martha Mcclellan Brown

Martha McClellan Brown Speeches

The text of a talk given at the Cincinnati Women’s Club on February 4, 1897. McClellan Brown discusses the state of democracy, the importance of the vote as a means of advancing humankind, and the impact of the consolidation of population centers in large cities. She argues that the full power of democracy cannot be realized until all citizens enjoy the right to vote.


Letter, 1897, January 5, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt Jan 1897

Letter, 1897, January 5, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.


To Women Voters! Jan 1897

To Women Voters!

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A flyer from 1897 urging women, who have been granted the right to vote on issues concerning schools, to register to vote in an upcoming election for members of the Board of Education. In English and German. The back of the flyer (page 2) is a list of names and addresses.


Letter, 1896, December 15, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton Dec 1896

Letter, 1896, December 15, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking for contributions to the organization's treasury.


An Incident With Its Sequel (1), William Kennedy Brown Jan 1896

An Incident With Its Sequel (1), William Kennedy Brown

William Kennedy Brown Papers

In 1896, William Kennedy Brown reflects on 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. At the time, Brown had argued that affiliation with Stanton would damage his wife’s credibility with evangelical women and her ability to advance the cause of suffrage through her efforts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Brown goes on to outline the subsequent development of that organization and its impact on the women’s suffrage movement.


Letter, 1895, October 19, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton Oct 1895

Letter, 1895, October 19, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking for contributions to the organization's treasury.


Letter, 1895, October 18, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt Oct 1895

Letter, 1895, October 18, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.


Letter, 1895, July 29, Carrie Chapman Catt To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt Jul 1895

Letter, 1895, July 29, Carrie Chapman Catt To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.


W.C.T.U. Initial Movement Oct 1894

W.C.T.U. Initial Movement

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This editorial excerpt that discusses the beginnings of the WTCU movement. This includes discussion of speeches given by Brown on the topic of Temperance and further gatherings of those who support the movement.


Letter, 1894, February 10, Jean Brooks Greenleaf To Martha Mcclellan, Jean Brooks Greenleaf Feb 1894

Letter, 1894, February 10, Jean Brooks Greenleaf To Martha Mcclellan, Jean Brooks Greenleaf

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Jean Brooks Greenleaf to Martha McClellan Brown in Germantown, Ohio.


Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Delegate Ribbon Jan 1894

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Delegate Ribbon

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

Ribbon, gold silk with swallow-tail cut top and bottom and black lettering: “STATE DELEGATE XTH A. CON. O.W.S.A. 1894.” 5.5” x 1.5”


Twelve Reasons Why Women Want To Vote, Alice Stone Blackwell Jul 1893

Twelve Reasons Why Women Want To Vote, Alice Stone Blackwell

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A two-page article by Alice Stone Blackwell outlining twelve reasons why women want the right to vote.


National Prohibition Convention, Music Hall, Cincinnati, Oscar B. Todhunter Jun 1892

National Prohibition Convention, Music Hall, Cincinnati, Oscar B. Todhunter

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written to the editors and staff of newspapers in the time leading up to the National Convention. The movement had gained substantial support, and thus there was large interest from news agencies. This letter was meant to help solidify numbers and information for news agencies hoping to attend the conference so that they could properly plan and accommodate.


Headquarters National Prohibition Committee: Transportation Jun 1892

Headquarters National Prohibition Committee: Transportation

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This is a flyer that outlines information in regards to the June 28, 1892 meeting of the National Prohibition Committee at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati. The majority of the flyer outlines the information and arrangements made to help members attend the meeting, in addition to information on purchasing a ticket for admission to the event.


Letter To The Prohibitionists Of Hamilton County, W. H. Matthews May 1890

Letter To The Prohibitionists Of Hamilton County, W. H. Matthews

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written and published in a paper to announce an upcoming meeting to elect representatives to the state convention and other important business.


Letter To The Ohio State Prohibition Convention, John Robertson May 1890

Letter To The Ohio State Prohibition Convention, John Robertson

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written on behalf of the Prohibition Commission to indicate that Reverend William Kennedy Brown was elected to be the representative of Ohio to the convention.


Alcoholism And Degeneration Jan 1889

Alcoholism And Degeneration

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This short two sided card shows the results of a study intended to show the negative effects of alcoholism on the family in terms of the development of the children. The front side shows graphs portraying different mental handicaps and other ailments associated with alcoholism. The second side shows some statistics comparing men and dogs infant mortality to draw some comparisons to disprove arguments stemming from hygiene being the root cause of these issues.


A Glimpse Of The History Of Woman Suffrage, Mary J. Cravens Jan 1887

A Glimpse Of The History Of Woman Suffrage, Mary J. Cravens

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A pamphlet by Dr. Mary J. Cravens summarizing the history of the woman suffrage movement in the United States ca. 1887.


Ex-President Cleveland Profited By Woman’S Work, William Kennedy Brown Jan 1884

Ex-President Cleveland Profited By Woman’S Work, William Kennedy Brown

William Kennedy Brown Papers

William Kennedy Brown argues that former president Grover Cleveland should respect the work of women in political reform movements because he benefited from that work in the 1884 presidential election. In that election, Cleveland won New York, in part because the temperance candidate split off a small part of the Republican vote, elevating him to the Presidency. Martha McClellan Brown was deeply involved in the New York temperance movement in the years leading up to 1884. The essay was written ca. 1884.


Wesleyan College Annual Address, Martha Mcclellan Brown Jun 1883

Wesleyan College Annual Address, Martha Mcclellan Brown

Martha McClellan Brown Speeches

An address, given at Cincinnati Wesleyan College, in which Brown discusses the importance of higher education for women.