Woman Suffrage Paper Cup
date: label: associated date
content: November 2
notes: label: Description
content: Women had been asking for the right to vote since the 1840s. As the movement gained popularity more and more events occurred to convince Congress to create an amendment granting women the right to vote. This paper cup is from an event commemorating the 1920 election, the first election where women were legally allowed to vote.
label: Description
content: Suffrage slogans and encouragements were placed on a variety of merchandise, including disposable paper cups.
label: Description
content: “Votes for Women” was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Suffrage
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content: Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Woman Suffrage
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Kenton H. Broyles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.313391.04
label: catalog number
content: 313391.04
label: accession number
content: 313391
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cup
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm