VOTES FOR WOMEN Suffrage handbill; ca. 1915, fighting for womans rights; fine

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VOTES FOR WOMEN Suffrage handbill; ca. 1915, fighting for womans rights; fine:
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VOTES FOR WOMENThis is a Women\'s Suffrage handbill put out by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, headquartered at 505 Fifth Ave., New York City. The handbill measures 7 x 10.5 inches in size, and is printed on fragile, thin colored paper. It is in very fine condition, except for a small dampstain in the upper right corner, along with a slight bit of nibbling of the paper along its left top edge. (See photo.) It is undated, but was probably published shortly before, or during, World War I, as the women of America agitated to get the vote. It bears a Union printing insignia.This piece frames the argument in two columns. One is headed “PEOPLE SAY” and the rebuttal column is “WE SAY.” The first example is given as: “The majority of women don\'t want to vote,” but in reply, NAWSA points out that: “The majority never wants progress.” 12 other reasons follow, including:“Women have enough to do without voting. — Voting takes but a few minutes and can be done on the way to market.”“It would double the ignorant vote. — 1/3 more girls than boys attend high schools and women will soon be the more educated class.”“ It would double the foreign vote. — There are in the United States over 12 times as many native born women as foreign born.”“It would double the criminal vote. — Only 1 in 20 of the criminals are women. It would add largely to the good vote and very slightly to the bad vote.”“Women can change or make laws by indirect influence. — Why be indirect when we can be direct? Why waste time and strength in beating around the bush?”“A woman\'s place is in the home. — She leaves it to go to market and why not to vote; it takes less time.”“Women are represented by men. — Would men let women represent them at the polls? Does a man with women to represent have more than one vote or does he cast his vote according to the majority vote of those he represents? No! Then he doesn\'t represent / handling terms: Add a flat $ 2.95 for shipping/handling in the U.S. by 1st Class Mail. Pennsylvania residents add 6% tax. International shipping is $8.95 to Canada, or $13.95 to other foreign countriesI normally mail items within 24 hours of receiving payment. All items are returnable for a full refund if the buyer is unsatisfied for any reason. _gsrx_vers_526 (GS 6.6.6 (526))