Object Details
- associated institution
- Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
- Description
- This tin blue bird sign was issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to support a 1915 state referendum to give Massachusetts women the vote. On July 19, 1915, “Suffrage Blue Bird Day,” approximately 100,000 blue birds were pinned up around the state. The Massachusetts referendum failed. Massachusetts women did not gain the vote in until the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920.
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
- 1915
- associated date
- November 2, 1915
- ID Number
- PL.242991.260
- catalog number
- 242991.260
- accession number
- 242991
- Object Name
- signboard
- sign, tin
- sign
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- orange (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 4 in; 30.48 cm x 10.16 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- made at
- United States: New York, New York City
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Woman Suffrage
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Women's Suffrage
- Record ID
- nmah_508085
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-b67a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
