Selling Suffrage West to East

Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. First National Convention,
Washington, D. C., December 6-13 [1915]
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Welcome to Envoys of Women Voters,
December 6 [1915]
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Celebrating the arrival of the Envoys of Women Voters was a central feature of the first national convention of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage held in Washington, D.C., December 6-13, 1915. Building on suffrage victories in referendums in eight western states between 1910 and 1914, the Congressional Union encouraged women voters to use their power to influence elections and legislative reform. The envoys delivered a petition to Congress urging passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment with half a million signatures collected by the Congressional Union, which helped secure President Wilson's support.

Mass Meeting, Belasco Theatre,
December 12 [1915]
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