Historic New York Suffragists
Learn about the historic women who led the women's suffrage movement and carved the path for gender equality in New York State.
Gallery of Historic Images and Artifacts
Suffrage Wagon, c. 1913: On a hot summer day in 1913, Edna Kearns and Irene Davison drove the horse-drawn wagon from New York City to Long Island dressed as minutemen. (New York State Museum)
Edna and Serena Kearns with Irene Davidson, 1913 (Marguerite Kearns)
New York State Woman Suffrage Party, Banner, c. 1915 (New York State Museum)
Banner Fabric, 1917: Ten days before the November 1917 elections, a small band of Orange County women carried this banner up Fifth Avenue in New York City. (New York State Museum)
Suffrage Stamps, 1915 (Manuscripts and Special Collections, New York State Library)
Empire State Campaign Committee, Handbill, 1915 (Manuscripts and Special Collections, New York State Library)
National Woman Suffrage Map, c.1915 (Manuscripts and Special Collections, New York State Library)
Better Babies, poster printed by the National Woman Suffrage Association, c. 1917 (Manuscripts and Special Collections, New York State Library)
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