Why Not Let the Mother Vote?
women's suffrage, partial suffrage, Illinois
A postcard depicting an editorial cartoon with the title "Why Not Let the Mother Vote?" The postcard was sent to Mr. and Mrs. F. Leahy of Chicago, Illinois. It was sent one day before the election to determine if the women of Illinois would receive the right to vote in 1912.
Cartoon courtesy of <em>The Chicago Record-Herald</em>
EHC Collection 59, Box 1, Folder 6
Evanston History Center
1912-04-08
Evanston Women's History Project
Courtesy of EHC and EWHP
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English
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Chicago, Illinois, 1912
Rest Cottage, or Frances E. Willard house
Rest Cottage, Frances E. Willard house, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, WCTU
A color postcard featuring Rest Cottage, an important work space of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Also the previous home of Frances E. Willard.
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
EHC Digital Collection
Evanston History Center
n.d.
Evanston Women's History Project
Courtesy of EHC and EWHP
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Still Image
Evanston, Illinois
Frances E. Willard statue
Frances E. Willard statue, Frances E. Willard, Statuary Hall, Congress
Postcard depicting and describing the Frances E. Willard statue in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Congressional Building.
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
EHC Collection 301, Box 1, Folder 11
Evanston History Center
n.d.
Evanston Women's History Project
Courtesy of EHC and EWHP
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English
Still Image
Washington, D.C., 1905
Frances E. Willard house, or Rest Cottage
Frances E. Willard, Rest Cottage, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, WCTU
Postcard depicting the Frances E. Willard house, or the Rest Cottage, in Evanston, Illinois. Served as safe work space for members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
EHC Digital Collection
Evanston History Center
n.d.
Evanston Women's History Project
Courtesy of EHC and EWHP
JPEG
Still Image
Evanston, Illinois