Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Keep Cool! There will be nothing to worry about after we get votes for women: Election Day November 2

Barcode: 54594

Image Number: 54594.0001

Brief Description: Hand fan printed recto and verso on yellow card stock produced in support of the 1915 campaign for woman suffrage in Massachusetts. Includes a map of the United States with each state outlined and colored black for no suffrage, white for full suffrage and shaded for states where suffrage was on the ballot in 1915. Below the map is printed: "If men of the West trust their women with the ballot why can't women of Massachusetts be trusted?" "Suffrage spreads from state to neighbor states. This proves it a success. Vote "Yes" November 2. The proposed amendment was defeated in Massachusetts. Women in that state only gained the vote when the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.

Publisher: Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association

Date/Date Range: 1915

Language: English

Type: Fans (ephemera)

Dimensions: 17 x 17 cm mounted on wooden dowel 20 cm high

Historical Context: The fan was printed in support of the 1915 campaign for women's suffrage and the right to vote.

Accession Number: OML-1915-115

Subjects: SuffrageVoting

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/54594.0001