Votes for Women Pin

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Object Details

Description

Enameled pin worn by supporters of woman suffrage.

"Votes for Women" was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement. Purple, white, and yellow were the colors of the National Woman’s Party founded in 1913 by Alice Paul.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Library of Congress

date made

ca 1910

ID Number

PL.242991.009

catalog number

242991.009

accession number

242991

Object Name

pin, bar

Physical Description

bronze (overall material)

enamelled (overall production method/technique)

purple (overall color)

yellow (overall color)

white (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 10 mm x 35 mm; 13/32 in x 1 3/8 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia

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Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Woman Suffrage

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Women's Suffrage

Subject

Women's Rights

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-63a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_529867