Object Details
- referenced
- Marshall, Thomas R.
- Description
- This gold fountain pen was used by both Vice President Thomas Marshall and Speaker of the House Frederick Gillett on June 4, 1919 to sign the Joint Resolution of Congress recommending a constitutional amendment extending the right of suffrage to women. The amendment was ratified in August of 1920.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- National American Woman Suffrage Association
- used date
- June 4, 1919
- June 5, 1919
- ID Number
- PL.026179
- accession number
- 64601
- catalog number
- 026179
- Object Name
- pen
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in; 11.43 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Woman Suffrage
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Women's Suffrage
- Women's History
- Government
- Record ID
- nmah_1096540
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7641-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
