Illuminated certificate presented to Alice Paul by Emmeline Pankhurst, around 1900

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Description:

British suffrage leader Emmeline Pankhurst gave this illuminated certificate to the American suffrage leader after Alice Paul was imprisoned in Britain and went on a hunger strike.

Unspecified: National Woman's Party

Location: Currently not on view

Subject Association: Women's SuffrageEqual Rights AmendmentVoting RightsGeneral Subject Association: Women's History

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Women's History Collection

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Alice Paul Centennial Foundation, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1987.0165.162Catalog Number: 1987.0165.162Accession Number: 1987.0165

Object Name: citation, Illuminated CertificateCitation

Physical Description: parchment (overall material)ink (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: framed: 4 1/4 in x 18 in; 10.795 cm x 45.72 cmunframed: 20 1/4 in x 14 in; 51.435 cm x 35.56 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3042-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1072563

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