Women's Suffrage: circa 1880 in Arizona

DearREADERS,
"The demand for women's suffrage began to gather strength in the 1840s, emerging from the broader movement for women's rights. In 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention, passed a resolution in favor of women's suffrage despite opposition from some of its organizers, who believed the idea was too extreme." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States

"In July 1880, Matilda Joslyn Gage, the owner and editor of the pro-woman suffrage newspaper, The National Citizen and Ballot Box, compiled a massive list of notes from women all over the country who sent in postcards with notes on why they wanted to vote," says my friend JD Thomas of Accessible-Archives where the digital version of the newspaper is located. He indicated women in Arizona were involved in asserting their support of women's right to vote.

IMAGE: Screen shot with image of Matilda Joslyn Gage
courtesy of Accessible-Archives.com

IMAGE: courtesy of

University of Arizona Institutional Repository

http://uair.library.arizona.edu/item/294488

"I most heartily endorse the sentiments expressed in your resolution in regard to the rights of the citizens of the U. S. Though it is impossible for me to be at your meeting, be assured my influence is with you." —Mary E. Whiting.

Similar posts from Arizona were received from Mary K. Overson, Mary S. Overson, and Elizabeth Smith. 

SEE ALSO

• "Our Reasons for Desiring to Vote (1880)" by JD Thomas | Nov 4, 2016 in his Words From Us blog 
• "Women's Suffrage: Circa 1880 in Washington Territory" by DearMYRTLE | Nov 5, 2016 in DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog.

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