Woman Suffrage Postcard
Object Details
- date made
- 1915
- associated date
- 1915
- associated institution
- National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company Incorporated
- Description
- Women’s need of the vote to better look after their children and their world is invoked by many suffrage postcards. They recalled the Progressive Era’s belief in “social housekeeping.” The logical extension of women’s ability to clean and order their homes was to apply those skills to clean and remedy the ills of society.
- The National American Woman Suffrage Association began a postcard campaign in 1910, partly to raise awareness of the cause and partly as a fundraiser. The cards could be funny, serious, or sentimental. Some employed powerful patriotic symbols and logical arguments to make their case for woman’s right to vote.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- general subject association
- Women's Suffrage
- Postcards
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Woman Suffrage
- Credit Line
- Edna L. Stantial
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1979.0939.67
- accession number
- 1979.0939
- catalog number
- 1979.0939.67
- Object Name
- postcard
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/32 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm x .0508 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_508212