2020 marks the Centennial Anniversary to the passage of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. To commemorate this event the Special Collections and Archives of Wright State University has gathered materials related to the Women's Suffrage from its collections. This series contains letters, booklets, and other ephemera from Ohio natives.
The Women's Suffrage Collection includes materials from the following collections:
Katharine Kennedy Brown Papers (MS-146)
For more information on these collections, please visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.
For more information about the Centennial Anniversary and Ohio Women's Suffrage History please visit Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.-
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Woman's Party
A draft of proposed amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Woman's Party from the Third Congressional Disctrict. This draft includes several hand written notes editing the document. Also included are what appear to be a short statement regarding outlining the efforts of various Republicans officials and encouraging voters to vote for the Republicans in power
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Speech "Liberation? Equal Rights is the better term"
Draft of a speech from Ruth Herr discussing the need for women to have both equal rights and equal pay for their efforts.
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The Married Teacher in the Dayton Schools
A booklet outlining the reasoning and the need for married teachers to be permitted to teach in Dayton Schools.
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The Menace of the Interstate Compact
A booklet warning of the possibility for support for an interstate labor compact from some potential political candidates. This labor compact would in effiect establish a minimum wage law for women only.
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Why the Equal Rights Amendment?
A booklet detailing "sixty points of ineqaulity" against women in the United States. The author argues in favor of a federal amendment to the United States Constitution calling for equal rights for men and women.
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Women Demand That No Labor Legislation Be Enacted Which Would Violate Your Constitutional Right to Contract For Your Labor on the Same Terms as Men
A flyer arguing for women to have the right to work and the same minimum wages as men.
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Federated Club Women to Hear About a Man's World
A clipping of an article from the Dayton Journal about detailing the efforts of women's organizations in Dayton fighting for the women's rights on a variety of fronts.
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Constitution and By-Laws of the National Woman's Party
A draft of the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Woamn's Party from the Third Congressional District in Dayton Ohio. This constitution and by-laws were created by the National Woman's Party Constitution Committee.
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Dayton Journal Clippings on Women's Issues
A group of clippings of the following stories about women's rights from the Dayton Journal: Status of Women in Different Countries Discussed by Group, National Women's Party Considers the Status of Sex, and National Women's Party Members Hear About Status of Sex in Mexico.
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The National Woman's Party Letter
A draft of a letter describing the efforst of The National Woman's Party and detailing a variety of issues that the party does and does not support for equality for women beyond suffrage.
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The Ohio Woman Voter
A copy of The Ohio Woman Voter newsletter that was published monthly. This issue includes the Program for a meeting of the Ohio League of Women Voters meeting, articles, a list of publications and more.
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Radio Speech
Katharine Kennedy Brown
A speech written for dissemination via radio by Katharine Kennedy Brown in favor of the Hoover administration. In this speech, Brown details the achievements of the President Hoover as well advocates for Ohio to vote for other Republican candidates in Congress to support the President in Washington.
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Speech for Herbert Hoover in Miamisburg, Ohio
Katharine Kennedy Brown
A draft of a speech written by Katharine Kennedy Brown given prior to the 1928 presidential election of Herbert J. Hoover. In this speech Brown details what she considers the necessary qualifications of an ideal presidential candidate, and then proceeds to highlight these qualifications as they are exemplified by Herbert Hoover.