- Object Name
- Title
Votes for Women
- Date
1912-1920
- Materials
cotton, stencil print
- Dimensions
6 1/4 in x 29 1/2 in (15.9 cm x 74.9 cm)
- Credit Line
Purchased by anonymous donor through the 2002 Gold Acquisitions Committee
- Object ID
2002.106.4
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- Institution
Autry Museum of the American West
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- Category
Art and Artifacts
- Remarks
Sash, yellow cotton, 1912-1920. Stenciled caption:Votes for Women. The women of Wyoming Territory participated in a revolutionary act in 1869 as they cast their ballots; they were the only women in the nation with the right to vote. As the 1800s came to an end, the West continued to lead the country in women's political rights. By 1900, only four states--Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Idaho--had granted women the right to vote. At the turn of the century, suffragists took the campaign to the streets, using a variety of tactics to win support and change public opinion. This yellow sash would have been handed to a supporter as she lined up for a parade march. Other women carried signs, took part in auto convoys and rallies, signed petitions and lobbied their congressmen.
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