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In this pamphlet, McCulloch discusses the laws that have led to some degree of women's suffrage in Illinois, and she also discusses what remains in terms of women gaining full suffrage in the state.

Elected by an all-male electorate in Evanston, McCulloch became one of the first, if not the first, female Justice of the Peace in the country in 1907. She conducted court in her own home, and she was reelected, serving until 1913. In this pamphlet,…

In January 1909, women could vote in Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. McCulloch uses this pamphlet to show that in these states where woman can vote, there are a number of other positive laws in place, such as equal pay for equal work, and a…

A pamphlet from the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association encouraging women's suffrage in Illinois in the year 1903.

Photograph of Catharine Waugh McCulloch at work in her home.

A photograph of Catharine Waugh McCulloch and the judge who appointed her Master-in-Chancery. They met in Rome, where this photograph was taken, in 1922.

A photograph of Catharine Waugh McCulloch posed inside her home.

A photograph of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert in her earlier years.

McCulloch loosely based this play on the life and experiences of Myra Bradwell, another Evanstonian woman. The play's introduction describes the incident that Mrs. Bradwell faced which portrayed the problems that married women faced regarding their…

Photograph of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert in her later years.