Woman Suffrage Badge
Woman Suffrage Badge
- Description
- “Votes for Women” was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement.
- The yellow and black color combination was first used in 1867 when suffragists used the Kansas state flower, the sunflower, as part of a campaign for a state suffrage referendum. The referendum failed but the colors became associated with the movement nationwide.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- badge
- Associated Date
- February 1982
- Physical Description
- yellow (overall color)
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm x 23 cm; 3 5/32 in x 9 1/16 in
- ID Number
- PL.242991.257
- catalog number
- 242991.257
- accession number
- 242991
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
- subject
- Women's Suffrage
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Woman Suffrage
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
