Woman Suffrage Postcard
date: label: associated date
content: February 12, 1916
notes: label: Description
content: Suffragists used holidays like Valentine’s Day to promote the cause of “Votes for Women.” This card appeals to men for support for suffrage by suggesting that women respect and love men who support the cause.
label: Description
content: The National American Woman Suffrage Association began a postcard campaign in 1910, partly to raise awareness of the cause and partly as a fundraiser. The cards could be funny, serious, or sentimental. Some employed powerful patriotic symbols and logical arguments to make their case for woman’s right to vote.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Women's Suffrage
label: general subject association
content: Anti-Suffrage
label: general subject association
content: Postcards
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Woman Suffrage
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Susan Krebs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0606.047
label: accession number
content: 1980.0606
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0606.047
objectType: label: Object Name
content: postcard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/32 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm x .0508 cm