Woman Suffrage Bluebird Sign
Object Details
- date made
- 1915
- associated date
- November 2, 1915
- associated institution
- Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
- Description
- This tin blue bird sign was issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to support a 1915 state referendum to give Massachusetts women the vote. On July 19, 1915, “Suffrage Blue Bird Day,” approximately 100,000 blue birds were pinned up around the state. The Massachusetts referendum failed. Massachusetts women did not gain the vote in until the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- made at
- United States: New York, New York City
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts
- general subject association
- Women's Suffrage
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Woman Suffrage
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- PL.242991.260
- catalog number
- 242991.260
- accession number
- 242991
- Object Name
- signboard
- sign, tin
- sign
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- orange (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 4 in; 30.48 cm x 10.16 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_508085