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This map shows states with full suffrage, partial suffrage, and no suffrage ... Additionally, it notes those states "where suffrage is before voters" and states "where suffrage bill must pass a second legislature before being submitted to voters".

Pamphlet making the argument for granting women the right to vote based on their contributions to home and family.

American Forensic Association chooses GMU faculty, Warren Decker, for Ad Hoc Committee for Public Political Debates. This group worked with the League of Women Voters to promote debates pertaining to political issues.

Letter urging Virginia legislators to support HJR 35 - which at the time was a bill supportive of equal pay - from Sue Anderson, President of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area.

A guide for Virginian women on their rights guaranteed by law. Publication was created and published by the Virginia Law Women, a group established to make Virginia women aware of their legal rights. Many women during this time did not understand…

Posters like this were handed out by suffragists and voting activists to encourage women to register to vote. They were hung in the windows of homes, informing those who walked past of the resident's voter status.

Yellow pennant with black lettering that reads "Votes for Women." These kinds of pennants were used to make a statement about an individual's support of an issue, in this case, women's voting rights. Pennants were often carried in marches or rallies,…

Buttons worn by League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area members to inform others of their stance on political issues, including women's rights and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Pencil with inscription reading "Carrie Chapman Catt".

Newspaper clipping from an unidentified paper detailing items needed to prepare a bomb shelter for a nuclear attack.