Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, Open Discussion on the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
New York: 1915. Broadside for a discussion to be held at the Congressional Union Hall, 13 East 41st Street, New York, November 11, 1915, with original stamped envelope to attendee. The Chairman of the Union is listed as Mrs. John Winters Brannan; the speakers are Mrs. Harriot Stanton Blatch ("The New Attack on Congress and How to Win"), Prof. Charles A. Beard ("The Federal Way -- Quick and Democratic") and George Creel ("A Protest Against Pussy-foot Methods").
The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was an American organization formed in 1913 and led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to rally support for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage. Inspired by Britain's suffragette movement, Paul and Burns' persistent campaigning drew attention from Congress: in 1914 they were
successful in forcing the amendment onto the floor, but it didn't pass. Alice Paul introduced some of the militant methods used in Britain to the CU; these included direct actions, large demonstrations, and the daily picketing of the White House. The Susan B. Anthony Amendment was initially introduced to Congress in 1878 by Senator A. A. Sargent of California. It proposed a revision of the 16th Amendment (Weatherford 129), and was very straightforward: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex". It finally passed the House of Representatives on May 21, 1919 after President Wilson announced his support (Buhle 415). Two weeks later it passed the Senate. It was ratified after being passed by the 36th state, Tennessee, on August 18, 1920. The Susan B. Anthony Amendment became the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution.
Broadside accompanied by an envelope addressed to Miss Clarice Livingston of Garrison, NY and New York City; stamped and canceled 1915. From the Congressional Union office at 13 East 41st Street. The broadside 6 x 9" Very good condition. Item #22767
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