Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, women's suffrage in Illinois
A pamphlet from the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association encouraging women's suffrage in Illinois in the year 1903.
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
ca. 1903
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois, 1903
Facts Stronger than Fiction
legal issues, women's suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
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 higher age of consent.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch, New York State Woman Suffrage Association
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1909-01-01
Evanston Women's History Project
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New York State, 1909
Women May Be Justices of the Peace
women, legal issues, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
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, McCulloch explains that women can and should be Justices of the Peace in Evanston.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 59, Box 1, Folder 6
Evanston History Center
1907-03-27
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois 1907
Political Rights of Illinois Women
women's suffrage, 1913 Partial Suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
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.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1913 or 1914
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois, 1913 or 1914
Chronology of the Women's Rights Movement in Illinois
Illinois, 1913 Partial Suffrage, Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
This pamphlet, edited by Catharine McCulloch of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, is a timeline of various important events in the Illinois women's rights movement.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch, Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
EHC Collection 214 Box 1, Folder 9
Evanston History Center
early 1913
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois 1913
Northwestern University and Woman Suffrage
women's suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch, Northwestern University
To show that educators are in favor of woman suffrage, Catharine McCulloch asked Northwestern University faculty about their opinions on women's suffrage. Of the 80 that replied, 58 were in favor of women's suffrage, 9 noncommittal, and 13 against, indicating that a majority of these educated people supported the vote for women. McCulloch then published their opinions in this booklet.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1909
Evanston Women's History Project
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Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1909
<em>Declaration of Principles</em>
Frances E. Willard, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, WCTU
A pamphlet outlining the principles of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union as specified by Frances E. Willard.
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
EHC Collection 422, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
n.d.
National Women's History Project
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What Is the WCTU?
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, WCTU
A booklet outlining the history of the WCTU and how to become a member of the organization.
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
EHC Collection 422, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1960s
Evanston Women's History Project
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Evanston, Illinois, 1960s
<em>She Became a Famous Woman</em>
Frances E. Willard, centennial birthday
A pamphlet celebrating the centenary anniversary of Frances E. Willard's birth in 1939.
Signal Press
EHC Collection 301, Box 1, Folder 11
Evanston History Center
1939
Evanston Women's History Project
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Evanston, Illinois, 1939
Historic Rest Cottage
Frances E. Willard, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Rest Cottage, WCTU, Frances E. Willard house
A booklet describing the history of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union's Rest Cottage, formerly the home of the Willard family, in Evanston, Illinois.
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
EHC Collection 301, Box 1, Folder 13
Evanston History Center
1911
Evanston Women's History Project
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Evanston, Illinois, 1911