Woman Suffrage Banner, 1914-1917

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Banner, women's suffrage

Object Details

user

National Woman's Party

maker

National Woman's Party

Description

Suffragists from the National Woman’s Party made smaller versions of the banner used on the 1913 parade’s first float. These "Great Demand" banners were used in demonstrations and rallies and at suffrage headquarters. Marie Gilmer Louthan carried this one in suffrage parades

Credit Line

Gift of Martin Louthan

date made

1914-1917

ID Number

2009.0207.01

catalog number

2009.0207.01

accession number

2009.0207

Object Name

banner

Physical Description

silk (overall material)

yellow (overall color)

white (overall color)

purple (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 65 in x 67 in; 165.1 cm x 170.18 cm

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

See more items in

Political History: Political History, Women's History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Woman Suffrage

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source