Object Details
associated institution
Votes-For-Women Publishing Company
Description
Women countered the argument that they were too pure for the dirty business of politics by invoking the Progressive Era’s belief in “social housekeeping.” The logical extension of women’s ability to clean and order their homes was to apply those skills to clean and remedy the ills of society.
The postcard was part of a 1911 campaign for suffrage in California, which by a state-wide referendum in that year became the sixth state to approve woman’s suffrage.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association began a postcard campaign in 1910, partly to raise awareness of the cause and partly as a fundraiser. The cards could be funny, serious, or sentimental. Some employed powerful patriotic symbols and logical arguments to make their case for woman’s right to vote.
Credit Line
Edna L. Stantial
ID Number
1979.0939.38
accession number
1979.0939
catalog number
1979.0939.38
Object Name
postcard
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/32 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm x .0508 cm
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
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Women's Suffrage
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_508203