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McCulloch shows the relationship between Christianity and women's suffrage, and how to use the Bible and religion in favor of women's right to vote.

In Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Kansas in 1909, women were already allowed to vote in municipal elections. McCulloch wrote to the mayors of cities in these states asking their opinions about women's suffrage, and 140 mayors replied, most of…

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,…

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,…

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.

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.

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.

A booklet outlining the history of the WCTU and how to become a member of the organization.