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The purpose of this booklet was to assist "the women of Kansas in discharging the duties of citizenship." The pamphlet describes who should vote, where to register, where to vote, how to vote and the general election process. The pamphlet also includes information about the federal, state, city, and county governments. Kansas amended its constitution in 1912 to give women the right to vote in all elections in Kansas. The year 1913 was the first time Kansas women could vote in statewide elections. They previously had the right to vote in school board and municipal elections. Women who had participated in the suffrage movement wanted to educate other women about how to use their votes by providing information about how to register but also about state and local government in general. Mary E. Dobbs was one of the leaders in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Kansas. The WCTU had been active in the various campaigns to gain voting rights for women in Kansas.
Creator: Dobbs, Mary Evelyn, 1870-1943
Date: May 9, 1913
Item Number: 209118
Call Number: K 324.3 Pam. v. 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209118
Collections - Library
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Date - 1910s - 1913
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Local Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Women
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Women's rights
Government and Politics - State Government
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Booklet
People - Notable Kansans - Dobbs, Mary E.
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Printed materials - Pamphlets
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