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Women's Suffrage Project Links Compiled by the Putnam County Women’s Suffrage Project Links compiled by the Putnam County Historian’s Office • http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/women.htm with links to other articles and primary sources • “In Other Words: What Would the original Suffragists of Albany say about today?” Times Union http://www.timesunion.com/518life/article/In-Other-Words-What-would-the-original- 10484091.php • Jpeg “Facts as to Woman Suffrage in the State or New York” https://www.loc.gov/item/rbcmiller002658 https://memory.loc.gov/master/rbc/rbcmil/scrp7004901/001.jpg • Amelia Jenks Bloomer Letters: Two letters addressed to Lillian F. Brown regarding the display of The Lily in a special exhibit at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and its subsequent deposition at the New York State Library. The Lily, edited and published by Amelia Bloomer, ca. 1849-1853, was one of the first periodicals concerned with women's suffrage and related topics. Also included is a news clipping written and annotated by Amelia Bloomer regarding her involvement with the Lily. Bloomer was a social reformer and advocate of women's suffrage. She was known for a style of dress reform for women, which became known as bloomers. The copy of The Lily, owned by the New York State Library and nearly complete, is the original owned by Bloomer. http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6ng57qr • New York State Women’s Suffrage Commission https://www.ny.gov/programs/new-york-state- womens-suffrage-commission • National Archives – Women Suffrage and the 19th Amendment https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/woman-suffrage • National Women’s History Museum – Primary Sources on Women Suffrage http://www.crusadeforthevote.org/primary-documents-1 • Law Library of Congress: State Suffrage Laws – Brief outline of the history of suffrage laws within individual states including the first state, Wyoming and its later decision to take away those suffrage rights. Brief paragraph detailing the court cases filed to fight for national women’s suffrage. https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/suffrage.html • Law Library of Congress: Visit and Contact Information can be found here as well as how to access and use information found within the reading rooms and collections. https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/visit.html • Legal Status of Women, 1776-1830: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/womens- history/essays/legal-status-women-1776%E2%80%931830 • Women’s history: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/topics/womens-history • Women’s workforce—protective legislation https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/protective.html • Women’s rights and US Federal law overview: https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/index.html New York Digital Collections • Image: Suffrage Parade in NYC 1913 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-442c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Women Suffrage Poster – [Vote for woman suffrage, Nov. 2, 1915] https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Women Suffrage – [New York City Suffrage Parade] 1913 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6c5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Women Suffrage 1870s-1970s – Women talking at a table https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6df-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Women Suffrage 1870s-1970s – Preparing for a suffrage parade https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6e1-a3d9-e040- e00a18064a99#/?uuid=510d47dd-a6e1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Suffrage Parade in May 1913, Fifth Avenue, from reviewing stand in front of public library, N.Y. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-442e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Suffrage Parade marching north on Fifth Avenue at 26th Street 1912-1918 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-442f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: View of fair Staten Island, N.Y. – Booth with “Victory 1915” Poster 1914 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-442d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: The Lawyers’ section – Ten thousand women suffragists and 1000 men marched in the New York City Suffrage Parade 1912 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6bd- a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Banner Carried by suffragettes (Miss Anne Martin, Miss Julia Hurlbut, Rheta Childe Dora, and Sara Bard Field) in their Golden Lane spectacle 1870s- 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6d5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Women from all parts of the Union marching through the street of Washington to the Capitol, on April 7, to present the suffrage petitions to members of Congress 1913 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6c1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Room at N.Y., U.S.A. where suffragette literature is sent out from 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6dd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Women suffragettes leaving Grand Central for Syracuse to help the Bull Moose 1870s- 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6bb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Group portrait of suffragettes who took part in convention parade 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6d9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Chinese girl casting her first vote 1912 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6b5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: The suffragette cavalry 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6e7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Miss Elizabeth Freeman speaking on behalf of the Hike to Washington which starts February 12 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6bf-a3d9-e040- e00a18064a99 • Image: The Doctors’ section (Pictures from parade with “Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell” and “National American Woman Suffrage Association” Banners 1913 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6c3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Hike to Washington – Mrs. Louis Boldt and Miss Idea Craft 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6e3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Anna M. Shaw, president of the American Suffrage Association https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b16926af-3edf-6b2f-e040-e00a1806531a • Image: Parade – The Little Suffragist had the honor of leading a division of the parade 1912 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6b9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Mrs. John Rodgers, Jr. addressing a crowd of voters at Military Park, Newark, N.J., October 18, the day before election 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6cf-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Suffragettes Parade of May 6 in New York City, Manhattan: 5th Avenue 1870s – 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6c7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Suffragettes are picketing the White House, 11 January 1917 – Sarah Walker of Tarrytown, NY and Edna Rigal of Washington D.C. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6d3-a3d9-e040- e00a18064a99#/?rotate=90 • Image: Suffragettes Peach Parade in New York City on August 29, Manhattan: 5th Avenue https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6cb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Getting ready for the Washington Hike, Manhattan: 5th Avenue; 505 5th Avenue 1870s - 1970s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6d7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Typical Banners carried by the 18th division 1913 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6db-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Coronation Festivities – Showing a Woman dressed in historic costume of Joan of Arc 1911 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-a6b7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Cover Image 1874 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/977879a3-5481-76e1-e040-e00a18064fc2 • Image: Trixie Friganza Making a Suffrage Speech, October 28, 1908 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad88a99e-b4b1-e0c5-e040-e00a18066a66 • Image: Receipt for dues for Men’s League for Woman Suffrage 1914 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c73df8a0-29c3-0134-1013-00505686a51c • Image: Headquarters, Woman Suffrage Party, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, New York 1890-1960 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-7818-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt acknowledging the greetings of her admirers whole on her way to the reception at the Waldorf after the suffrage victory in Tennessee 1913 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-7649-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-814c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 • Image: The Home or Street Corner for Woman? Vote no on Woman Suffrage https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89e085fc-f4f0-99b6-e040-e00a180609e2 • Image: Mrs. Naomi Anderson. Lecturer, Poetess, Advocate of Woman Suffrage, Member of the W.C.T.U. [ Woman’s Christian Temperance Union], President Orphan’s Home, noted Negro woman, 1893 https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-755b-a3d9-e040- e00a18064a99 Smithsonian • Image: Sash worn by supporter of woman suffrage and member of Women’s Political Union (WPU) https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_766173 • Image: Button worn by supporters of woman suffrage “Votes for Women” https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_1435219 • Image: Woman Suffrage Convention Ribbon, November 1897, Geneva NY https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_529876 • Image: Woman Suffrage Convention Badge, November 1898, Hudson, NY https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_529879
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