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1849 Assembly Bill 122
March 1849
Exterior of Wisconsin Assembly Bill 122 of 1849 which established equal suffrage for African-American men pending passage of a state-wide referendum vote. The bill also established the procedure fo...
1849 Assembly Bill 122
March 1849
Section 2 of Assembly Bill 122 for the year 1849 which established equal suffrage for African-American men pending passage of a state-wide referendum vote. Section 1 details the referendum vote. Se...
1849 Assembly Bill 122
March 1849
Section 1 of Assembly Bill 122 for the year 1849 which established equal suffrage for African-American men pending passage of a state-wide referendum vote. The bill also established the procedure f...
Petition for requesting a vote on the right to suffrage of African Americans
1865
Petitioners ask the legislature to put the question of African American suffrage to a vote in the next general election in Wisconsin. They state that they are taxed and subject to military duty jus...
Suffrage Map
March 23, 1912
A map showing proportions of women's suffrage in the United States.
Anti-Woman Suffrage Poster
1912
Anti-woman suffrage poster that reads: "Danger! Women's Suffrage would double the irresponsible vote! It is a menace to the Home, Men's Employment and All Business!"
