“Votes for Women 1915” Suffrage Poster Start Price USD 2,600.00 Current Price USD 2,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location White Plains, New York See more about '“Votes for Women 1915” Suffrage Poster' Description “Votes for Women 1915” Suffrage Poster   An attractive and historic artifact from the fight for women’s suffrage.   “Votes For Women 1915” American Suffrage Poster, rendered in blue and gold, the traditional colors associated with the American suffrage movement. 18” x 24”   Historical Background: In the early nineteenth century, women were considered second-class citizens whose existence was limited to the interior life of the home and care of the children. Women were considered sub-sets of their husbands, and after marriage they did not have the right to own property, maintain their wages, or sign a contract, much less vote. The Women’s suffrage movement, formally set into motion in 1848 with the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, sought to change this dynamic. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, prominent early members in the fight to obtain voting rights for women, helped establish the American Equal Rights Association in 1866. The women’s movement soon splintered, however, because of disagreements over the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868 and Fifteenth Amendment in 1870; the Fourteenth Amendment defined “citizenship” and “voters” as “male,” and raised the question as to whether women were considered citizens of the United States at all, while the Fifteenth Amendment reinforced the exclusion of women by solely enfranchising black men. In New York, Stanton and Susan B. Anthony established the radical National Woman Suffrage Association, while Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Henry Blackwell organized the more conservative American Woman Suffrage Association in Boston.   By 1915, however, these two groups had merged once again, forming the National American Woman Suffrage Association under Stanton’s leadership. This group spearheaded efforts to obtain a women’s suffrage amendment to the Constitution. Finally, on January 12, 1915, a bill to this effect was brought before the House of Representatives, but was lost by a vote of 174 against 204. Only in 1919, after years of petitioning, picketing, and protest parades, did both houses of Congress pass the Nineteenth Amendment. In 1920, Woodrow Wilson ratified it and its words became law: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”   More documents regarding Women's Rights can be found by visiting us at http://www.sethkaller.net/catalogs/womens-rights. ABOUT THE SELLER For over 20 years, Seth Kaller has been the largest buyer of important and authentic historic documents. More than ten thousand rare manuscripts, documents, maps, and books handled by Kaller are now in museum collections, including working drafts of the United States Constitution that were acquired for the Gilder Lehrman Collection at the New-York Historical Society, and a signed copy of the 13th Amendment that was acquired for the Lincoln Museum of Fort Wayne, Indiana.   Kaller is a member of the Manuscript Society and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America.  References are available upon request.   For more information about us, see www.sethkaller.net/about/   TERMS This document comes with my absolute guarantee that it is original and authentic.  If this is ever proven not to be authentic, it may be returned for a full refund.   I accept personal checks and money orders.  If paying by personal check, the item will not ship until the check has cleared.  Credit card payments are accepted through paypal.  We are also happy to use www.escrow.com.  All bids are considered purchases and payment must be received within 7 days. Please inquire for international shipping rates.   We are always willing to have 10% of the purchase price paid to a mutually agreeable charity.  Among the organizations we already support: Seeds of Peace, Monticello, Mount Vernon, The Lincoln Museum, The University of Virginia, The National Constitution Center, The New-York Historical Society, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, American Red Cross, American Friends of Magen David Adom, and Armed Forces Relief Trust.  Contact us for details.   Start Your Own Collection As a collector of history, you can enjoy a unique and personal connection with your favorite historic event, figure, or idea. 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