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African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850-1920. Rosalyn Terborg-Penn

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Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress

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PBS: Oregon Experience episode, The Suffragists (29:30)

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Suffragists shared posters, pamphlets and other literature across state campaigns. Oregon women used this Art Nouveau style poster by Bertha Boyé, which was designed for the California election of 1911. (Public Domain Image)

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Gallery Exhibit

Katie Bush
Brett Fuller
Ali Mackie
Theresa Rea
Layne Sawyer
Russell Terry
Phil Wiebe
Ben Zeiner
Oregon State Archives staff, interns, and volunteers

This postcard calls forth the spirit of 1776 to support women’s rights—particularly the right to vote. While women march for suffrage rights, George Washington is shown exclaiming: Did I save my country for this! — Suffrage activists evoked the spirit of 1776 in support of their cause to win freedom from what they considered to be electoral tyranny. But this ca. 1915 postcard shows that anti-suffragists also used revolutionary imagery and ideas to challenge women’s rights. (Courtesy of Library of Congress)

Library of Congress

OHSU Historical Collections & Archives

Oregon Historical Society

Oregon Women's History Consortium

Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

University of Oregon Library

Wikimedia Commons

Web Exhibit

Gary Halvorson

Technical assistance: Griffin Walker, Emma Snodgrass

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