Sign, "A Woman Living Here Has Registered to Vote", 1919
Sign, "A Woman Living Here Has Registered to Vote", 1919
- Description
- This sign was designed to be placed in the window of a home so that all who passed would know that the woman within had exercised her right under the 19th amendment and registered to vote. It also served as a reminder to other women to do the same.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sign
- date made
- ca 1920
- associated date
- 1920
- associated place
- United States: Michigan, Grand Rapids
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- navy blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 5 1/4 in; 27.94 cm x 13.335 cm
- ID Number
- 2011.0230.01
- accession number
- 2011.0230
- catalog number
- 2011.0230.01
- subject
- Women's Suffrage
- Women's Rights
- Voting Rights
- Constitution
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Sara E. Campbell
Wed, 2019-06-19 08:18
Liette Gidlow, Ph.D.
Tue, 2018-09-25 09:09
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Wed, 2019-02-13 08:05