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Gift of Irene Scheibner & Joan E. Twiggs in honor of Danielle Zora and Dan Zuraitis, 2025.16.0,…
Pamphlet: Votes for Women Trolley Campaign, 1912
Gift of Irene Scheibner & Joan E. Twiggs in honor of Danielle Zora and Dan Zuraitis, 2025.16.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Public Domain

Pamphlet: Votes for Women Trolley Campaign, 1912

Date1912 February 8
Mediumpaper, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width, closed): 11 × 7in. (27.9 × 17.8cm)
Primary Dimensions (overall height x width, open): 14 × 11in. (35.6 × 27.9cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Irene Scheibner & Joan E. Twiggs in honor of Danielle Zora and Dan Zuraitis
DescriptionPamphlet for the Votes for Women Trolley Campaign through Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford Counties, sponsored by the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. This document advertises the stop in Waterbury on February 8, 1912.

Printed on front in green and purple text: "MISS FOLA LA FOLLETTE / Votes for Women / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 / TROLLEY CAMPAIGN / THROUGH / THREE COUNTIES / WATERBURY / Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association / 63 Tremont St., Hartford, Conn. / LEAVENWORTH HALL, 8.00 P. M. / Admission Free"

The inside of the pamphlet features a map listing all of the towns with trolley stops where the campaign will be stopping. The back lists the dates of each meeting and the speakers.
Object number2025.16.0
CopyrightPublic Domain
NotesSubject Note: The "Votes for Women" trolley campaign started on January 25, 1912 in Milford, Connecticut. The campaign made stops in Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. It ended on March 21, 1912 in Hartford. (Source: "SUFFRAGETTES ON TROLLEY CAMPAIGN: FAIRFIELD, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD COMPLIES INCLUDED." The Hartford Courant (1887-1922) 26 Jan. 1912: 11. ProQuest. 17 May 2025.)
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