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By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920

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"Votes For Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920, features portraits of leaders in the suffrage movement, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Church Terrell. The collection also highlights images of suffrage parades and women picketing for the right to vote.

This online illustrated reference aid is part of the "By Popular Demand" series. It is a pictorial partner for the text documents in "Votes for Women" Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Collection, 1848-1921.

 special presentations
These online exhibits provide context and additional information about this collection.

One Hundred Years Toward Suffrage: An Overview

 historical eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.

The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930

 related collections and exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.

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Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1890-1920
"Votes for Women," 1848-1921
Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II
Words and Deeds in American History

 other resources
Recommended additional sources of information.

Read More About It! - A bibliography
Selected Bibliography
 search tips
Specific guidance for searching this collection.

For help with search words, go to the "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures Name and Subject Index, or Votes for Women Subject or Author Index and the Synonym List.

For help with search strategies, see Finding Items in American Memory.

Subject terms such as abolition, union, child labor, etc. are not assigned to the images in this collection. Therefore, to find images of women who worked for other rights in addition to suffrage, you must search for them by name.

 viewing tips

You can see images in the collection without a special viewer. Additional high-resolution archival quality images are available and need a special viewer. For help with viewers, go to American Memory Viewer Information.

 
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