Object Details
- Description
- Women had been asking for the right to vote since the 1840s. As the movement gained popularity more and more events occurred to convince Congress to create an amendment granting women the right to vote. This paper cup is from an event commemorating the 1920 election, the first election where women were legally allowed to vote.
- Suffrage slogans and encouragements were placed on a variety of merchandise, including disposable paper cups.
- “Votes for Women” was one of the most popular and recognizable slogans used by members of the woman’s suffrage movement.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Kenton H. Broyles
- associated date
- November 2
- ID Number
- PL.313391.04
- catalog number
- 313391.04
- accession number
- 313391
- Object Name
- cup
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Woman Suffrage
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Women's Suffrage
- Record ID
- nmah_516545
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-366b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
