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Woman's Suffrage failed in all three states that held suffrage referenda on November 2, 1915: New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. [WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE].
"Vote for Woman Suffrage Nov. 2nd." [New York, 1915]. 1 p., 13¾ x 20 in.
Historical Background
On November 2, 1915, male voters rejected women's suffrage by a majority of 58 percent in New York, 53% in Pennsylvania, and 64.5% in Massachusetts. Undaunted, the American Woman Suffrage Association continued to press their case. When asked how long the triple defeat would delay their next attempt, Anna Howard Shaw replied, "Until we can get a little sleep. The fight will be on tomorrow morning—on forever, until we get the vote."

In 1917, the New York legislature allowed a second referendum, and this time, it passed by a vote of 703,129 to 600,776, with the entire margin of victory coming from New York City.

World War I became an important lever for the national suffrage movement, which pointed out the hypocrisy of American claims to… Read More

1910. No binding. Fine. Autograph Letter Signed. [New York, N.Y.?] 4 pp., 4 1/2 x 7 in. Transcript Dear Mrs. Lamb,I have just got nicely settled in my home with my brother. We left so early last summer that we invited few friends to share our pleasure with us. Now I want to see my friends around my table, and often. I started to call on you Monday but was called in another direction and Tuesday is my day at home. Today to go out wd [would] be too great a risk. But I want you to come to lunch with me to-morrow Tuesday at one.I do admire your courage and persistence and success in your specialty and want to talk with you - I have invited seven other ladies. But it will not be a formal affair. Please reply - by telegraph, if you can accept. Or not: Yrs Ever Kate SanbornKate Sanborn (1839-1917) was a writer and lecturer. She was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, to educator Edwin David Sanborn. She was the niece of Senator Daniel Webster. Sanborn taught English literature at Smith College, then elocution… Read More

"The gates to political enfranchisement have swung open. The women are inside."
CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT & NETTIE ROGERS SHULER. Book. Woman Suffrage and Politics: The Inner Story of the Suffrage Movement. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. No. 122 of 1,000 "Co-workers edition," copy belonging to Chicago suffragist, millionaire and vice chairman of the Republican Party, Bertha Baur. 504 pp., 5¾ x 8¼ in. With: ROSE YOUNG. Typed Letter Signed, March 15, 1923, to Bertha Baur, New York, NY. On colorful illustrated "The Woman Citizen" letterhead. 1 p., 8⅜ x 10¾ in. #25601.01

Excerpts from the letter:
"I know it will mean more to you than even to most suffragists to learn that Mrs. Catt has set down her private interpretation of that struggle in a book, 'Woman Suffrage and Politics, the Inner Story of the Suffrage Movement', and I feel certain that you will be glad of an invitation to enroll on the list of subscribers to the Co-Workers Edition of the book…. Mrs. Catt is absent from America – off… Read More

CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT.
Autograph Document Signed. Check. New York, N.Y., December 31, 1899. 1 p. "Received from Harriet Taylor Upton Eight & 75/100 Dollars balance on Indianapolis expenses… Carrie Chapman Catt"

Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was a pivotal figure in the fight for woman suffrage. She was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, which made the final push for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

Condition

Two short fold separations, mended.

HARRIET MARTINEAU.
Autograph Note Signed. Address leaf, n.p. n.d. "His Honour / The Lieutenant Governor / Boston / H. Martineau"

Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was an English social theorist, novelist, and essayist. She was one of the few Victorian women to support herself solely by writing, and she covered topics of sociology, religion, women's domestic life, position in the social hierarchy, and most controversially, feminine sexual identity.

"it is clear that woman suffrage should be discarded for the following reasons: First. It disrupts the home.... Second. The woman is physically unfit for certain offices.... Third. Politics is the most corrupt game of the age.... Fourth. The right to vote does imply the right to become eligible to nomination or election to public offices.... Fifth. The influence of the woman should be of a persuasive nature, and should be exercised at home.... Sixth. Jealousy would destroy domestic happiness.... Seventh. Women voters are unnecessary.... Eighth. Women could never control men, on account of weaker physical conditions.... Ninth. The needs of the family would be increased while incomes would decrease.... Tenth. When the woman is with child, she is liable to suffer as a result of any emotion or abuse...." (p74-76)

Gigliotti, a naturalized Italian-American attorney in Chicago, declares limited women's suffrage as a failure in reforming politics and even opposes separate ownership of property… Read More

ANNA ELIZABETH DICKINSON.
Autograph Letter Signed, to A. Boyd. August 1, 1866. 2 pp. "Dr. Holmes somewhere says that, 'Apology is but one form of Egotism.' So I shall make none. Nevertheless, - I had I earlier seen your letter, which had been in my hands, I should have sooner answered it …"

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932) was a gifted orator and the first woman to speak before Congress. She was removed from a clerkship at the U.S. Mint for criticizing General George McClellan's handling of the war. She campaigned for the Republicans in 1863, and continued her lyceum speaking tour after the war. After a stint acting in Broadway plays, her sister had her committed to a mental institution. Upon her release, she sued those who had her committed and the newspapers that had labeled her insane. She won in court, but the press retaliated by stopping coverage.

This pamphlet, issued by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, quoted speeches and letters by President Woodrow Wilson to urge New York men to vote for woman suffrage on November 6, 1917. [WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE].
Pamphlet. "What President Wilson Says," New York: National Woman Suffrage Publishing Co., ca. June-October 1917. 4 pp., 5 x 7 in.
Excerpts:

"'We are fighting for the essential part of it all, (democracy) namely ... to have a right to a voice in the Government under which we live, and when men and women are equally admitted to those rights, we have the best safeguard of justice and of peace that the world affords. There is no other safeguard.'—May 16, 1917." (p1)

Letter to Carrie Chapman Catt, January 27, 1917:

"As you know, I have a very real interest in the extension of the Suffrage to the women and I feel that every step in this direction should be applauded." (p2)

Address to National Convention of Suffragists, September 8, 1916:

"Woman Suffrage is going to prevail, and that… Read More

This "ticket" allowed male voters to express their belief that "the vote should be granted to the Women of New York."
[WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE]. Printed Document. Ticket of Support for Women's Suffrage. New York: New York State Woman Suffrage Party, ca. 1915-1917. 1 p., 4¾ x 3 in.

Complete Transcript
The New York State Woman Suffrage Party
Headquarters, 303 5th Avenue, New York City
I, _________________________________________________________
of _______________________ Street _______________________ City
believe that the vote should be granted to the Women of New York.
__________________________ County
Assembly District ___________ Election District __________
Historical Background
Carrie Chapman Catt founded the New York State Woman Suffrage Party in 1909 at the Convention of Disfranchised Women. By 1915, the Woman Suffrage Party had 100,000 members, and that summer, suffragists organized 5,225 outdoor meetings, 13 concerts, and 28 parades and processions. A referendum in October 1915 lost, when 58… Read More