Sign, "A Woman Living Here Has Registered to Vote", 1919
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Object Details
- date made
- ca 1920
- associated date
- 1920
- Description
- This sign was designed to be placed in the window of a home so that all who passed would know that the woman within had exercised her right under the 19th amendment and registered to vote. It also served as a reminder to other women to do the same.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- associated place
- United States: Michigan, Grand Rapids
- depicted
- Women's Suffrage
- general subject association
- Women's Rights
- Voting Rights
- Constitution
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Women's History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Woman Suffrage
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2011.0230.01
- accession number
- 2011.0230
- catalog number
- 2011.0230.01
- Object Name
- sign
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- navy blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 5 1/4 in; 27.94 cm x 13.335 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_1414548