Collection of materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon, ca. 1899-1950. Included in the collection are postcards with anti and pro-suffrage images, the correspondence and diary of Mrs. Sylvia Thompson, the correspondence of M.H. Wicoxon, scrapbook of the League of Women Voters, papers of various women's political groups (including anti-suffrage groups) and newspaper clippings regarding women's rights, legal status and prominent women.
A single-page flier with instructions to canvassers who gathered signatures for petitions to place an amendment for equal suffrage on the June, 1906 Oregon ballot.
A letter and accompanying endorsements written by the Oregon State Equal Suffrage Association in support of the 1908 initiative petition to grant equal suffrage to women in the Oregon state constitution. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A flier produced by the Oregon Equal Suffrage Association responding to corporate-backed counter protestors to the 1906 equal suffrage initiative and referendum. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
An advertisement printed in the program for the 1912 Oregon State Fair. The advertisement outlines arguments in favor of voting to grant equal suffrage to women.
A single-page flier produced by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage entitled, “Will the Federal Suffrage Amendment Complicate the Race Problem?” The flier uses population data from the 1910 census to argue that enfranchising women would not increase the proportion of the African American vote.
The Campaign Leaflet, Volume 1, Issue 1, featuring a letter in support of woman suffrage written by Abigail Scott Duniway. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A double-sided leaflet calling for the 1872 Pacific Slope Woman Suffrage Convention. Page two of the leaflet lists officers of the California State Woman Suffrage Association, Board of Control, and other signing supporters of the convention.
A single-page flier produced by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage entitled, “Women of America support the National Suffrage Amendment.” It features a map of the United States indicating where women could legally vote and the number of electoral votes by state.
A blank copy of the initiative petition form to add an equal suffrage amendment to the ballot for the 1906 election. The document is one page folded in half, with the initiative text on the front and a blank form for petitioner’s names, addresses, and voter registration information on the back. Condition note: the paper has fully separated at the crease.
A postcard of a woman in formal dress with a voting district sash leaving her house on election day while a man sits in a chair feeding two young children in a chair. A sign above the man’s head reads, “What is a suffragette without a suffering household?” The note on the verso of the postcard reads, “Dear Mrs. Payne, don’t get insulted about this card. It is all I have to send. I will want ten doz. Eggs anyway if not more. Mrs. R.”
Verso of a postcard of a woman in formal dress with a voting district sash leaving her house on election day while a man sits in a chair feeding two young children in a chair. A sign above the man’s head reads, “What is a suffragette without a suffering household?” The note on the verso of the postcard reads, “Dear Mrs. Payne, don’t get insulted about this card. It is all I have to send. I will want ten doz. Eggs anyway if not more. Mrs. R.”
A small, hand-bound volume. The text on the cover reads, “This Book Contains all the Reasons Why Women Should Not Have the Ballot.” All of the remaining pages are intentionally left blank.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It includes accounts of the success of suffrage in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming, The last page of the leaflet contains a photograph photograph of Susan B. Anthony and selected quotes from her writings on equal suffrage. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It includes an account by Judge Ben Lindsey from Denver, Colorado describing the positive impact of equal suffrage in Colorado. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It includes excerpts from an account of the success of equal suffrage in Colorado written by Sarah Platt Decker, a resident of Denver. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It includes accounts of the successful enfranchisement of women in Colorado. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It outlines President Theodore Roosevelt’s track record in support of equal suffrage. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It outlines Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and Theodore Roosevelt’s track record in support of equal suffrage. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.
A leaflet outlining arguments in favor of the 1906 Oregon referendum on equal suffrage. It includes accounts on the impact of equal suffrage by the governors of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. The document is a single-sheet folded into 4 pages.