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wOmAn suffrage in allen county
FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS
Explore arguments promoting and defending women's enfranchisement as well as historical accounts of local, state, and national events. Click on the images below to expand the image to read.
pro-suffrage opinions
Pro-Suffrage Opinions
Col. Theodore Roosevelt
The Lima Times Democrat, February 2, 1912
Local Newspaper's Support
The Lima Times Democrat, August 8, 1912
Lima Mayor Corbin Shook
The Lima Daily News, August 25, 1912
Bessie Crayton
Lima Republican Gazette, November 12, 1916
Opinion on President Wilson's Support
The Lima Daily News, January 12, 1918
President Woodrow Wilson
The Lima Daily News, September 30, 1918
Local Woman Celebrate 19th Amendment Ratifiction
The Lima Daily News - Times Democrat, August 18, 1920
local & state happenings
Local & State Happenings
"Miss Sylvia Pankhurst Heard by Hundreds"
The Lima Times Democrat, February 27, 1912
"Sylvia Pankhurst, Typically English, Earnest in Her Plea"
Lima Republican Gazette, February 27, 1912
"[Local] Women Suffrage Leaders Active"; Grace Clarke Visit
Lima Republican Gazette, April 4, 1912
"Suffrage Workers Go to Lafayette"
The Lima Times Democrat, August 1, 1912
Letter to the Editor about Local Suffragists
The Lima Daily News, August 21, 1912
"Rose Livingstone, With Price of $1,000 On Her Head, Fears and Attach in Lima"
The Lima Times Democrat, August 28, 1912
"Many Heard the Address"; LuLu Loveland Shepard Visit
The Lima Times Democrat, August 28, 1912
"County Teachers Indorse Suffrage for Both Sexes"
Lima Republican Gazette, August 31, 1912
"Suffrage Holds Center of the Stage in Ohio"
The Lima News, September 3, 1912
"Rose Livingstone, With Price of $1,000 On Her Head, Fears and Attack in Lima"
The Lima Daily News, September 28, 1914
"Ohio Labor Men Endorse Suffrage"
Newspaper Unknown, October 16, 1914
"Parade Plans are Completed"; "With the Band" poem
The Lima Daily News, October 19, 1914
"Thousands Mass Streets to See Big Demostration of Sentiment Favoring Franchise For Women"
Lima Republican Gazette, October 21, 1914
"Suffragists of County Winners of Diamond Ring"
The Lima Sunday News, September 12, 1915
"400 Women Suffragists Coming Here"
Lima Republican Gazette, November 12, 1916
"Suffrage Measure Officially Signed"
The Lima Times Democrat, February 22, 1917
"Equal Rights Bill is Signed by Cox"
Lima Republican Gazette, February 22, 1917
"Lima Suffrage Workers Make Sharp Charges"
The Lima Sunday News, November 4, 1917
"Suffrage Act Beaten 135,000"
Newspaper Unknown, c. November 9, 1917
"Ohio Lawmakers Convene Monday"
Newspaper Unknown, June 5, 1919
"Women May Vote in Primaries"
The Lima Daily News, March 17, 1920
"Registration to Open Friday"
The Lima Daily News, April 14, 1920
"Women Will Not Vote in April"
The Lima Daily News, April 17, 1920
"Registration is Light First Day"
Lima Republican Gazette, April 17, 1920
Woman Suffrage Updates
Lima Republican Gazette, April 18, 1920
the fight in u. s. congress
The Fight in the U. S. Congress
"Lines Drawn for Suffrage Contest in Congress Today"
Lima Republican Gazette, January 12, 1915
"Suffrage Fight Is On In House, Debate Lengthy"
The Lima Daily News, January 12, 1915
"House Rejects Suffrage"
Lima Republican Gazette, January 13, 1915
"Suffrage Wins By One Vote"
Lima Republican Gazette, January 11, 1918
"House Votes for Suffrage Amendment; Suffrage Leaders Here Disappointed"
Lima Republican Gazette, January 11, 1918
"Suffrage Has Close Call in the House"
The Lima Times Democrat, January 11, 1918
"Women's Battle Goes to Senate"
The Lima Daily News, January 11, 1918
"Suffrage Owes Its Victory to Friends of the Movement"
The Lima Daily News, January 11, 1918
"Wilson Leads Suffrage Fight"
Lima Republican Gazette, October 1, 1918
"Suffrage Beaten in Senate Today"
The Times Democrat, October 1, 1918
Suffrage Law Defeated by Senate Vote"
Lima Republican Gazette, October 2, 1918
"Suffrage To Get One More Margin"
The Times Democrat, October 2, 1918
"Suffrage is Defeated by a Close Margin"
The Lima Daily News, October 2, 1918
"[U. S. Senate] Defeat Suffrage By One Vote"
The Lima Daily News, February 10, 1919
"Suffragists See Victory in Congress"
Newspaper Unknown, May 21, 1919
"Suffrage Fight Now Goes Over to the Senate"
The Lima Daily News, May 22, 1919
"Suffragist Fight Is Now Up to States"
Newspaper Unknown, June 5, 1919
voting results
Voting Results
1912 Sample Ballot
The Lima Times Democrat, August 10, 1912
"Ohio Voters Refuse Women the Ballot"
The Lima News, September 4, 1912, front page
September 1914 Results
The Lima Daily News, September 4, 1912
"1914 Polling Places in Lima"
Lima Repubican Gazette, November 2, 1913
"Woman Suffrage Decisively Defeated..."
The Lima Times Democrat, September 4, 1912
September 1914 Unofficial Vote
The Lima Times Democrat, September 4, 1912
"Home Rule Carries; Prohibition Loses"
The Lima Daily News, November 4, 1914
November 1914 Results
The Lima Daily News, November 4, 1914
November 1914 Vote by Precinct
Lima Republican Gazette, November 4, 1914
November 1917 Results
The Lima Times Democrat, November 8, 1917
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