Papers, ca. 1909-1935.

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Papers, ca. 1909-1935.

The papers include correspondence of the Equal Suffrage League and newspaper clippings and publications relating to women's suffrage and related issues of government, organization, education, child and economic welfare, and the legal status of women. The publications extend into the 1930s.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6832521

Library of Virginia

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Equal Suffrage League of Virginia

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The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia was organized in 1909 in Richmond, Virginia. Its primary purpose was to publicize and propagandize women's issues in the state, with the goal to win the political vote. Virginia was one of the six states which did not ratify the amendment. The final board meeting of the Equal Suffrage League was on November 8, 1920, and it became the League of Women Voters on November 10, 1920. Ida Mae Thompson, headquarters secretary of the Equal Su...

Thompson, Ida Mae,

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