Woman Suffrage Fan
Object Details
- associated institution
- Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
- associated person
- Park, Alice
- Description
- Paper fans were a popular method of advertising in the early 20th century. This one was issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to support a 1915 state referendum to give Massachusetts women the vote. The map highlights the states in which women already had the vote - Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, California, Kansas, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, and Nevada. The reverse of the fan reads, “Keep Cool!/There will be nothing/to worry about after we get/VOTES FOR WOMEN/Election Day November 2.” The Massachusetts referendum failed. Massachusetts women did not gain the vote in until the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts
- general subject association
- Women's Suffrage
- Women's Rights
- 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
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- PL.242991.242
- catalog number
- 242991.242
- accession number
- 242991
- Object Name
- fan
- Physical Description
- yellow (overall color)
- paper (overall material)
- paper (map material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/2 in x 7 in x 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 17.78 cm x 1.27 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_516788