Woman Suffrage Button

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Description:

Button worn by supporters of woman suffrage.

The four stars represent the number of states in which women had full suffrage at the time it was made. The first four states to extend suffrage to women were Wyoming (1869), Colorado (1893), Utah (1896), and Idaho (1896).

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

Date Made: ca 1910

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

General Subject Association: Women's Suffrage

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Women's History Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, Woman Suffrage

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.242991.051Accession Number: 242991Catalog Number: 242991.051

Object Name: button

Physical Description: metal (overall material)plastic (overall material)red (overall color)white (overall color)blue (overall color)Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 3/4 in x 1/4 in x 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 1.905 cm x .635 cm x 2.22306 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-b41e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1435219

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