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Suffrage Materials

In 2020, the United States is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment which guaranteed and protected women's constitutional right to vote. To commemorate this anniversary the Special Collections and Archives gathered materials related to suffrage from its collections. This series contains letters, photographs, ephemeral materials, and speeches.

The suffrage collection included materials from the follow series:

Ruth Herr Papers (MS-91)

Katherine Kennedy Brown Papers (MS-146)

Martha McClellan Brown Papers (MS-147)

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For more information on these collections, please visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.

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Letter, 1913, February 8, C.H. Wiseman to Mrs. M. McClellan Brown [Martha McClellan Brown]

C. H. Wiseman

A letter from C.H. Wiseman of The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company Passenger Department to Martha McClellan Brown acknowledging the receipt of "your kind favor".
Letter, 1912, January 22, William B. Feakins to Miss. Martha McClellan Brown

William B. Feakins

A letter from William B. Feakins inviting Brown to meet with Ethel M. Arnold who will be visiting America in February of that year.
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Directions to Workers

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

A document outlining how the Association will organize its campaign to get the suffrage question included as a proposed amendment for the upcoming Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912.
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Registration Form

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

A registration form for signers to indicate support for the inclusion of an item on women’s suffrage in the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912 and the adoption of said item as an amendment to the state constitution.
Why Not in Ohio?

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

A flyer, distributed by the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, urging support for the suffrage question which was submitted to voters as part of the reforms proposed in the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912.
Letter, 1912, August 12, Mrs. Julius F. Stone to Dear Madam [Martha McClellan Brown]

Edna A. Stone

A letter from Mrs. Julius F. Stone (Edna Andress Stone) from the Ohio-Centennial Woman Suffrage Parade in which she asks for support for the suffrage parade as well as details about the planning for the parade in the remaining three weeks.
A Suffrage Letter, 1912, March 8

Suffrage Headquarters, 116E, 9th

A letter from the Suffrage Headquarters on 116E, 9th Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. This letter highlights the passage of the Suffrage Amendment passing at the Ohio Constitutional Convention and the one male speaker who made a speech at the convention against "women being granted the ballot".
Letter, 1912, Harriet Taylor Upton to Dear Friend [Martha McClellan Brown]

Harriet Taylor Upton

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, highlighting several answers to the questions the organization regularly receives in the mail.
Letter, 1912, January 17, Harriet Taylor Upton to Mrs. M. McClellan Brown [Martha McClellan Brown]

Harriet Taylor Upton

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, addressing various questions regarding circulars and the upcoming convention from Martha McClellan Brown.
Suffrage Convention Ribbon

Ribbon, gold silk with black lettering: “Suffrage Convention LOUISVILLE, KY. 1911.” 8” X 2”.
Harriet Taylor Upton Study Club - Program

Harriet Taylor Upton Study Club

The schedule of club meetings for September 1911 through May 1912. The document includes a list of officers and committees.
Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention. Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

The program of the twenty-sixth annual convention of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association held in Dayton, Ohio on October 13-14, 1911.
Letter, 1911, March 10, Pauline Steinem to Mrs. Martha McClellan Brown

Pauline Steinem

A letter from Pauline Steinem, President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown to encourage suffrage clubs to partner with local organizations to secure endorsements and contributions for a campaign fund.
Ohio’s Suffrage Leader on Direct Legislation

Harriet Taylor Upton

The text of an article by Harriet Taylor Upton, President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, that appeared in the Cleveland Press on October 31, 1911 in which Upton describes the Association’s effort to have an initiative on the vote for women included in the 1912 Ohio Constitutional Convention.
Letter, 1910, July, Pauline Steinem to Dear Friend [Martha McClellan Brown]

Pauline Steinem

A letter from Pauline Steinem, President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association asking for "an extra effort on behalf of every club...to make the [state] convention a success."
Letter, 1906, August 8, S.G. Taylor to Mrs. M. McClellan Brown [Martha McClellan Brown]

S. G. Taylor

A letter from S.G. Taylor to Martha McClellan Brown discussing the lack of per capita tax for the Cincinnati Lodge No. 262 for the quarter ending on July 31st, 1906.
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Delegate Ribbon

Ribbon, yellow silk with black lettering: “Delegate O.W.S.A. 13th Convention.” 5.35” x 1.75” ca. 1899.
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Ribbons

Three ribbons safety-pinned together: Small purple silk ribbon with gold fringe below and gold and white ribbon knots above. Black ink inscription illegible. 5” x 2” Yellow silk ribbon, hand decorated, “Welcome O.W.S.A.” in blue ink. Design features roses, a sailing scene, and blue ribbon edges. 6.25” x 2.5” Yellow silk ribbon, “Delegate O.W.S.A. 13th Convention” and stars printed in dark blue or black ink. 5.5” x 1.75”.
Letter, 1898, January 11, Rachel Foster Avery to Mrs. Martha McClellan Brown

Rachel Foster Avery

A letter from Rachel Foster Avery, Acting Chairman of the Program Committee for the National American Women Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown referencing a previous exchange of letters between Carrie Chapman Catt and Brown. The letter discusses a program being already full and that the program committee had an excess of programming that they turned down.
Constitution and By-Laws of the New Century Club

The Constitution and By-Laws of the New Century Club of Cincinnati revised April 1897.
To Women Voters!

A flyer from 1897 urging women, who have been granted the right to vote on issues concerning schools, to register to vote in an upcoming election for members of the Board of Education. In English and German. The back of the flyer (page 2) is a list of names and addresses.
Democracy As We Know It

Martha McClellan Brown

The text of a talk given at the Cincinnati Women’s Club on February 4, 1897. McClellan Brown discusses the state of democracy, the importance of the vote as a means of advancing humankind, and the impact of the consolidation of population centers in large cities. She argues that the full power of democracy cannot be realized until all citizens enjoy the right to vote.
Letter, 1897, March 26, Dr. C. Bruce [Clara A. Bruce] to Mrs. Brown [Martha McClellan Brown]

Clara A. Bruce

A handwritten letter from Clara A. Bruce to Martha McClellan Brown providing a list of officers for the 21st Ward in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Letter, 1897, January 5, Carrie Chapman Catt to Mrs. M. McClellan Brown [Martha McClellan Brown]

Carrie Chapman Catt

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.
Letter, 1897, October 25th, Elizabeth J. Hauser to Mrs. M. McClellan Brown [Martha McClellan Brown]

Elizabeth J. Hauser

A letter from Elizabeth J. Hauser to Martha McClellan Brown asking for all local societies to collect their dues to help the Woman Suffrage Association in Ohio.