104 years ago today in FeministHistory: The final few days—the most strenuous, but also the most exciting phase of the New York state suffrage campaign has begun!
It was kicked off just after midnight this morning, when the Women’s Political Union began 24 hours of continuous speeches at 47th and Broadway. But that was only the first of 250 open-air meetings held today in various parts of New York City by suffrage groups as the November 2nd election approaches, and last-minute arguments are being made to every male voter.
Not content to just distribute massive numbers of flyers about it, sponsors had young women, led by a bugler, and wearing front and back “sandwich boards” promoting the rally, walking around town from 2 p.m. until just before the meeting began. This was a typical example of the enthusiasm of our entire campaign, because there was really no chance that the event would be less than a sellout thanks to Carrie Chapman Catt presiding, and a number of noted orators making the case for suffrage.
Mothers who favor suffrage have been driving around all day in the “Baby Truck,” decorated with drawings of “Kewpies” by suffragist Rose O’Neill. The truck contains suffrage balloons and toys to be given to children while their mothers go to meetings or listen to speeches given by, and addressed specifically to, mothers. Even though none of the women in the audience can vote, they can certainly influence the men who do vote by using the pro-suffrage arguments they hear.
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