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The Sturdy Oak: A Composite Novel of American Politics by Fourteen American Authors

Various authors. The Sturdy Oak: A Composite Novel of American Politics by Fourteen American Authors. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1917. (Collier's serial, 1916)

Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Book-Fiction, Book-Novel, Magazines, Radio/Audio

This unusual work was first serialized by Collier’s Magazine in 1916 and then as a novel by Henry Holt & Company in 1917. Fourteen prominent authors each contributed a chapter, […] Read More

Archival Collection

Poster: The Women’s Hour Has Struck – 1916

Winning 1916 slogan and poster after nationwide competition

Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Newspapers, Posters

NAWSA, gearing up again for the new campaign, was in need of a fresh slogan. ‘Woman Suffrage Is Bound to Come’ had outlived its usefulness. A twenty-five dollar prize would […] Read More

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Nellie Bly with the Female Suffragists – Washington DC Convention of 1896

The New York World, 26 January 1896, p. 4; January 27, 1896, p. 10; February 2, 1896 p. 10;

Era: Post-Suffrage Era, Suffrage Era | Media: Newspapers, Sketches

Bly covered the 1896 suffrage convention in Washington, D.C., and in typical fashion, had her own take on the proceedings, including enough “Fashion Don’t” critique for its to be highlighted […] Read More

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See What They Say! A pre-1917 New York referendum newspaper ad

NY Sun, November 5 1917, Library of Congress

Era: Suffrage Era | Media: Newspapers

In the run-up to the November 6, 1917 suffrage referendum in New York, this ad ran in newspapers across the state, a showcase of the measure’s powerful political support from […] Read More