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Various Cases of the Legislature's Power Over Suffrage [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09959 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: New York, New York Type: Header Record Date: 1885 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Two documents regarding woman's suffrage. The first is a note regarding historical society dues and sending the second item. The second item is a broadside entitles Cases of the Legislature's Power Over Suffrage.

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Women's History
Women's Rights
Women's suffrage
Suffrage
Voting Rights
Voter suppression
The Gilded Age
The Politics of Reform

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