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Ada James and Supporters of the Woman Suffrage Movement

Date: 1911
Description: Ada James (center) with supporters of the Suffrage movement. Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Wisconsin, ca. 1911-1912.
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Maud McCreery

Date: 1912
Description: Maud McCreery speaking from the back seat of a car during a Women's Suffrage in Wisconsin Campaign. Mrs. McCreery was a women's suffrage activist who worke...
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Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott

Date: 09 06 1882
Description: Engraving of Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott, the first president of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Milwaukee.
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Women's Suffrage Headquarters

Date: 06 1918
Description: Group of women including Ada James (in checked dress at center) at the suffrage headquarters. A map of Wisconsin is hanging on the wall at right and anothe...
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Theodora Youmans Holding Wisconsin Flag

Date: 1915
Description: Portrait of Theodora Youmans (Mrs. Henry), President of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, holding a Wisconsin flag and standing in front of a paint...
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Milwaukee Women's Suffrage Office

Date: 06 1912
Description: Two women seated at desks with typewriters in an office. A calendar on the wall indicates it is June 1912. Another poster advertises speakers in support of...
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Jessie Jack Hooper

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Jessie Jack Hooper.
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Mrs. Henry M. Youmans

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Description: Waist-up portrait of suffragist Theodora Youmans (Mrs. Henry M.).
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Ada James

Date: 1906
Description: Quarter-length portrait of activist Ada James at around 30 years of age.
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Susan B. Anthony

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Susan B. Anthony on her 50th birthday.
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Wisconsin Banner at Seneca Falls Equal Rights Convention and Historical Pageant

Date: 1923
Description: Group of Wisconsin delegates posing with banner outdoors. Left to right: Mrs. Jackowsky-Peterson, Mrs. Gustav Hipke, Mrs. Max Rotter, Miss Lenore Cawker. F...
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Belle Case La Follette Addressing Farmers

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a group of farmers during a tour on the Chautauqua circuit during which she frequent...
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Jessie Jack Hooper

Date: 1890
Description: Cabinet card of an informal full-length portrait. (Mrs. Ben) Jessie Jack Hooper relaxes in a chair. The portrait may have been taken at the Sawyer House in...
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Dr. Anna Howard Shaw

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Description: Dr. Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) turning the crank of her car. Dr. Shaw was an ordained Methodist minister, physician, temperance lecturer, woman's suffrag...
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1901
Description: Full-length studio portrait of activist Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Suffragist Speaking from a Car

Date: 1912
Description: Suffragist Katherine Waugh McCullough speaking from an open car. A banner on the car reads: "Votes for Women."
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Belle Case La Follette

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a hat. Text on back of print reads: "In the garden of their house on 16th St. in Washington near Comm Av...
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Group of Women Reading

Date: 1910
Description: A group of women reading in a large room. One woman stands in front of a glass-fronted bookcase against the back wall. The woman wear brightly colored and ...
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Belle Case La Follette Speaking Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., wearing a black dress and hat and speaking outdoors at an unidentified location.
Postcard

Votes for Women

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard with a drawing of a well-dressed woman holding a pennant that reads "Votes for Women." Although no date is given, based on the postage price of 1 ...

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