Woman Suffrage Button

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Description:

Button worn by supporters of woman suffrage.

The ten stars represent the number of states in which women had full suffrage at the time it was made -- Wyoming (1869), Colorado (1893), Utah (1896), Idaho (1896), Washington (1910), California (1911), Kansas, Oregon and Arizona (all 1912), and Montana (1914).

“Votes for Women” was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Women's Suffrage, Women's Rights

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, Woman Suffrage

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.242991.181Catalog Number: 242991.181Accession Number: 242991

Object Name: button

Physical Description: black (overall color)gold (overall color)plastic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 in x 1 in x 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm x .635 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-2730-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_508053

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