Papers, 1913-1922.

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Papers, 1913-1922.

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The collection opens with a letter, 1913, written by Richmond suffragist Lila Hardaway (Meade) Valentine from a suffrage convention in Washington, D.C., to her sister, Kate Fontaine Meade. It also contains newspaper clippings describing the meeting and broadsides and pamphlets issued by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. There are a few papers of the Richmond branches of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia and the League of Women Voters of Virginia.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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National American Woman Suffrage Association

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Formed in 1890 by the merger of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. From the description of National American Woman Suffrage Association records, 1839-1961 bulk (1890-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979907 The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was formed in 1890 with the merger of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. NAWSA fought for complete political ...

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...

Valentine, Lila Meade, 1865-1921

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Civic leader and reformer, of Richmond, Va.; b. Lila Hardaway Meade; married Benjamin B. Valentine. From the description of Papers, 1913-1922. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32584021 George Walter Mapp was born on 25 May 1873 to parents, Dr. John E. Mapp and Margaret Benson (LeCato) Mapp. In 1891, he received a degree of licentiate from the College of William and Mary. This qualified him to teach at the college while studying for a ba...

League of Women Voters of Virginia

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The League of Women Voters of Virginia was originally founded as the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia 9 November 1909. During the passage of the 19th Amendment which allowed women to vote, the League of Women Voters of the United States was formed in Chicago, Illinois, 14 February 1920. The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia served as the forerunner of the League of Women Voters of Virginia which was established 9 September 1920. The League of Women Voters of Virginia encourages women to partici...