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Ada James, President of the Political Equality League of Wisconsin, sent this telegram to Lucy Johnston, President of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association in Topeka, Shawnee County. James congratulated Johnston on the successful passage of a full suffrage amendment to the state constitution.
Creator: James, Ada L.
Date: November 6, 1912
This source demonstrates how Kansas was part of a national struggle for women's suffrage, which will allow students to understand the greater context of the movement. It could be grouped with the postcard from Luther Nellis (also selected for this standard) to illustrate how the eyes of the nation were on Kansas.
KS:7th:4.1:Women's suffrage (2005)
Item Number: 211734
Call Number: Lucy B. Johnston Coll. 61, Box 5, Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211734
Collections - Manuscript - Johnston, Lucy Browne
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Kansas Equal Suffrage Association
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Women's suffrage (Indicator 1) - Amendment to state constitution
Date - 1910s - 1912
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Women
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Telegram
People - Notable Kansans - Johnston, Lucy Browne, 1846-1937
People - Women
Places - Other States - Wisconsin
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Progressive Era, 1900 - 1916
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211734