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Measurements:
overall: 1 in x 1 in x 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
button
Description:
Button worn by supporters of woman suffrage. This button’s 12 stars represent the number of states in which women had full suffrage at the time it was made: Wyoming (1869), Colorado (1893), Utah (1896), Idaho (1896), Washington (1910), California (1911), Kansas, Oregon and Arizona (all 1912), Montana and Nevada (1914).
“Votes for Women” was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Women's Suffrage  Search this
ID Number:
1980.0606.189
Accession number:
1980.0606
Catalog number:
1980.0606.189
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Woman Suffrage
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-698a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_522936