Progressive Era Collection (page 10)

WOMENS RIGHTS MOVMENT. A mass meeting of the Young Womens Industry Association at New York on 6 March 1845: contemporary engraving

VICTORIA CLAFLIN WOODHULL (1838-1927). American reformer. George Francis Train (with pistol) visiting Victoria Claflin Woodhull and her sister, Tennessee Claflin

LUCRETIA COFFIN MOTT (1793-1880). American Quaker minister and woman-suffrage advocate. Line and mezzotint engraving, 19th century

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American leader of the early woman-suffrage movement. Pictured on US postage stamp, 1936

WOMENs RIGHTS, 1868. How It Would Be, If Some Ladies Had Their Own Way : American cartoon, 1868
WOMENs RIGHTS, 1868. How It Would Be, If Some Ladies Had Their Own Way" : American cartoon, 1868, disparaging the womens suffrage movement

TREASURY CLERKS, 1865. Female clerks exiting the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C
TREASURY CLERKS, 1865. Female clerks exiting the Treasury Department at Washington, D.C. Wood engraving from a newspaper of 1865

WOMENs RIGHTS, 1870s. A meeting of the National Womens Suffrage Association in the 1870s with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on the platform. Contemporary colored engraving

LUCRETIA COFFIN MOTT (1793-1880). American Quaker minister and woman-suffrage advocate

SUFFRAGETTES, 1913. Writer, socialite, and R. M. S. Titanic survivor Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee on horseback at
SUFFRAGETTES, 1913. Writer, socialite, and R.M.S. Titanic survivor Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee on horseback at the head of the womens suffrage parade at Washington, D.C. 3 March 1913

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. American cartoon, 1896, by F. Opper of William Jennings Bryan as the foremost dummy of a ventriloquist in the person of a silver mine owner

PROHIBITION: REPEAL, c1933. Democratic party banner, c1933, celebrating Prohibition repeal used at political rallies and for campaigns

WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924). President Woodrow Wilson before Congress, 2 April 1917, recommending a declaration of state of war between the United States and Germany. Stereograph

SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Horse drawn float at the womens suffrage parade held in Washington, D. C. 3 March 1913
SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Horse drawn float at the womens suffrage parade held in Washington, D.C. 3 March 1913

LUCY BURNS (1879-1966). American suffragette and womens rights advocate, giving a speech at a rally, 1910s

SUFFRAGE HEADQUARTERS. Womens Suffrage Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio in 1912

SUFFRAGETTES, 1888. Some of the members of the Executive Committee of the First International Council of Women, 1888. Susuan B. Anthony is seated, center

NATIONAL WOMENs PARTY. Alice Paul with officers of the National Womens Party, holding a banner with a quote by Susan B. Anthony in front of their Washington, D.C. headquarters, 1920s

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The Progressive Era, a pivotal time in American history, marked significant advancements in the fight for equality and social reform. One of the most notable achievements was the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1919. This Congressional Resolution paved the way for women's suffrage, granting them the right to vote. The Awakening of women's suffrage is beautifully depicted in Henry Mayer's American cartoon from 1915. The allegorical representation of suffrage strides across western states where women already had voting rights, reaching out to those in the east who were yearning for their voices to be heard. Alice Duer Miller's poignant poem printed below further emphasizes this powerful movement. President Theodore Roosevelt played a crucial role during this era as well. In Clifford Berryman's cartoon from 1909, he is portrayed slaying trusts that he deemed harmful while restraining those with beneficial business practices - all done with public interest at heart. The White House became a symbol of protest when suffragettes picketed outside its gates in Washington D. C. , demanding equal rights for women in 1917. Their determination and resilience showcased their unwavering commitment to progress. Another influential figure during this time was President William Howard Taft, who faced off against former president Theodore Roosevelt for the Republican presidential nomination in 1912. A political battle ensued between these two leaders as they vied for support and shaped national discourse on important issues. Mercedes de Acosta and her sister demonstrated passionately for women's suffrage during World War I, highlighting how even amidst global conflict, advocates continued fighting tirelessly for equal rights. However, it is essential to acknowledge that these efforts did not begin overnight; they trace back decades earlier. Elizabeth Cady Stanton addressed an audience at Seneca Falls Convention on June 20th, 1848 - marking one of the first Women’s Rights Conventions held within America itself.