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Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
button
Associated place:
United States: New Jersey
Description:
Button worn by supporters of woman suffrage. Purple, green and white were the colors worn by British suffragettes. When Harriot Stanton Blatch (daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton) formed the Women’s Political Union in the United States, she adopted the color scheme.
Women had the right to vote in New Jersey from 1776 to 1807, provided they held a certain amount of property. In 1807 that right was explicitly rescinded. Women did not regain the vote in New Jersey until the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Women's Suffrage  Search this
ID Number:
1980.0606.163
Accession number:
1980.0606
Catalog number:
1980.0606.163
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/ng49ca746a3-520f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_522951