Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.7421.1
Date:
1910-1920
Medium:
Satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 44.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "VOTES FOR WOMEN/ WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY"
Description:
Yellow satin ribbon printed, "VOTES FOR WOMEN/ WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY" in black ink.
Gallery Label:
The Woman Suffrage Party was organized by Carrie Chapman Catt in 1909 out of many small suffrage societies. It put the state legislature under intense pressure in 1915 forcing a referendum on votes for women in New York State. In 1917, a second vote was forced by more campaigning, helping women gain the vote in New York state.
This ribbon belonged to New York suffragist Harriet Burton Laidlaw (1873-1949), who was chairman of the Woman Suffrage Party for the borough of Manhattan from about 1909 to 1916.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Dana Converse Backus, 1955
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
