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Petition from the Citizens of Massachusetts in Support of Women’s Suffrage
During the 1870s and 1880s, hundreds of petitions bearing the signatures of thousands of people flooded Congress, asking for a suffrage amendment. Local activists went door-to-door in their communities, gathering the signatures of sympathetic women [...]
Tags: Social Movements, Voting
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Women Appeal for a Suffrage Amendment
Some suffrage activists were disappointed that the 15th Amendment did not explicitly protect women’s right to vote. Susan B. Anthony and others formed the National Woman Suffrage Association, based in Washington, D.C., to pressure Congress to pass [...]
Tags: Social Movements, Voting
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)