Woman Suffrage "Objection" Banner
Woman Suffrage "Objection" Banner
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- Description
- One half of a set of Woman Suffrage Objection and Answer Banners. This banner was used in White House pickets supporting woman’s suffrage.
- These banners took some of what suffragists considered the most ridiculous objections to woman suffrage and pointed out their folly using disarming humor. This set paired the Objection, "Women are TOO PURE for the DIRTY POOL of politics" and "Answer If the Pool is dirty THE TIME HAS COME TO CLEAN IT. Women have had Long Experience Cleaning up after Men."
- Object Name
- banner
- associated institution
- National Woman's Party
- associated person
- Paul, Alice
- associated place
- United States
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 21 3/4 in x 27 5/8 in; 55.245 cm x 70.1675 cm
- ID Number
- 1987.0165.154
- catalog number
- 1987.0165.154
- accession number
- 1987.0165
- Credit Line
- Alice Paul Centennial Foundation, Inc.
- subject
- Women's Rights
- Women's Suffrage
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Voting Rights
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Women's History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Woman Suffrage
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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