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Postcard : Queen of the Poll. [1909], Ann Lewis Women's Suffrage Collection

Postcard titled "Queen of the Poll" with illustration of a woman wearing a long velvet green dress with high-necked grey blouse, a large matching hat with black ribbon and yellow flowers, and yellow long gloves holding a green handbag and smoking a cigarette. Pinned to her dress above her chest on her left is a piece of paper which reads in red "District Leaderess" On her right is a red fire hydrant. On her right is a telephone pole with six signs attached. The signs text promote men and women candidates for different political offices including "Governess" and "Boodle-Holder of the Committee for the Emancipation of the Weaker Sex from the Other Sex."

Part of a twelve-card series of full-color lithographic postcards opposing woman suffrage. This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 9, features an illustration of well-dress woman wearing a "District Leaderess" ribbon. She is standing next to a pole with a series of campaign signs for female candidates. Physical Dimensions 9 x 14 cm

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Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, Code: BEPA

Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, District of Columbia , District of Columbia
Latitude: 38.8922691345215, Longitude: -77.0037460327148

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07/13/2020 | Photo of postcard not currently on display in the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

07/13/2020

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Joanne Westbrook

Joanne Westbrook

Saturday, May 29, 2021 8:09:54 AM

Saturday, May 29, 2021 8:09:54 AM

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