Keywords: Woman suffrage
Item 5490
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on paper
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Suffrage lecture announcement, Belfast, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper
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While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote
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Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"The organization was somewhat active in Bangor. This was one of the most popular organizations as it was a Maine chapter of the National Women's…"
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction
"… to abolish slavery and the struggle for women's suffrage, engaged the nation's full attention. Passions ran high and the political…"
