Woman Suffrage Badge
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Object Details
- Associated Date
- February 1982
- Description
- “Votes for Women” was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement.
- The yellow and black color combination was first used in 1867 when suffragists used the Kansas state flower, the sunflower, as part of a campaign for a state suffrage referendum. The referendum failed but the colors became associated with the movement nationwide.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- general subject association
- Women's Suffrage
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Woman Suffrage
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- PL.242991.257
- catalog number
- 242991.257
- accession number
- 242991
- Object Name
- badge
- Physical Description
- yellow (overall color)
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm x 23 cm; 3 5/32 in x 9 1/16 in
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_507974