Votes for Women

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Title

Votes for Women

Description

A woman wearing a hat with feathers, a corset, a full skirt, and boots is blowing a horn. Attached to the horn is a banner that reads, “Votes for women.”

[Image: This card has a color illustration of a woman playing the trumpet, with a "Votes for Women" flag hanging from it. The illustration is on a black background.

On the verso, the card is addressed to Mrs. James Rammel Harlem Montana, and postmarked September 15, 1909. The message reads:

"La Cresse, Wis. / Hello Ethel / We are all getting along fine, left Chicago last night 7 p.m. arrived here at 4 p.m. [obstructed words] / Annie has got here already. / well good by to all. H.R.B.]

Creator

William Henry Ellam

Source

Ann Lewis Women's Suffrage Collection (Postcards and Stamps), https://lewissuffragecollection.omeka.net/

Kenneth Florey, American Women Suffrage Postcards: A Study and Catalog. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2015.

Publisher

Germany

Files

Votes for Women – bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

William Henry Ellam, “Votes for Women,” The Suffrage Postcard Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://thesuffragepostcardproject.omeka.net/items/show/614.