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Woman Suffrage Convention Ribbon, 1899

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    associated institution

    National American Woman Suffrage Association

    Description

    This ribbon is from a suffrage convention held in Dunkirk, New York in November, 1899.
    After the first Woman’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls in 1848, suffrage groups began holding state and national conventions to strategize for woman suffrage.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Library of Congress

    date made

    1899

    associated date

    November 1, 1899

    ID Number

    PL.242991.194

    catalog number

    242991.194

    accession number

    242991

    Object Name

    ribbon

    Object Type

    ribbon

    Measurements

    overall: 4 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 6.35 cm x .635 cm

    place made

    United States: New York, Dunkirk

    associated place

    United States: New York, Dunkirk

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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
    Women's History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e152-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_529875

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