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Keystone View Company stereoscopic photograph captioned "Suffragette Parade", 1913

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22

Scope and Contents

Black and white stereoscopic photograph of a large crowd of onlookers at the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 in Washington, D.C., with a large banner in the background stating: "We Demand an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Enfranchising the Women of the Country." The back of the card features five paragraphs about the history of the women's suffrage movement and the parade, noting the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Published by the Keystone View Company, the card is captioned "Suffragette Parade" and measures 3.5 x 7 inches.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

The woman suffrage parade of 1913 was the first suffragist parade in Washington, D.C. as well as the first organized march on Washington for political purposes. The parade was organized by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns for the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). It was held on March 3, 1913, the day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration and featured eight thousand marchers, twenty floats, and an allegorical performance in front of the Treasury Building.

Source: Taylor, Alan. "The 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade." The Atlantic. March 01, 2013. Accessed May 29, 2019. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/03/100-years-ago-the-1913-womens-suffrage-parade/100465/.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.07 Cubic Feet (16 boxes, 1 oversized folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Waiting for Godot Books in April 2019.

Accruals

Accession 2018-19.MS.090

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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