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These letters, spanning 1886 to 1888, are from Kansas women regarding woman suffrage to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some women wrote against woman suffrage, while a majority wrote for it. The women against it wrote thanking the governor. The women for it wrote discussing why, legislation, campaigns, and petitions. They also wrote thanking the governor for his approval of a woman suffrage bill.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 455081
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 30 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455081
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Women
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Bill
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
People - Women
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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