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Poster showing which states gave women the vote and when. The poster held by Archives & Special Collections was used in the Liberty Bell campaign throughout the 67 counties of Pennsylvania.

Letter by Jennie Bradley Roessing discussing her role in the women's suffrage movement from 1912-1915.

The Justice Bell made a stop on the Square in downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1915. Weighing in at one ton, the Justice Bell is a bronze replica of the Liberty Bell, with a few differences such as the addition of "establish JUSTICE" in…

This poster advertises a free campaign rally for Presidential candidate and Congresswoman from New York, Shirley Chisholm. The rally was held at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. In addition to advertising the event, the poster also…

This transcript describes the history and impact of Pittsburgh's B-PEP, the Black Political Empowerment Project after just its first year. B-PEP was founded in 1986 and continues its work today into 2020.

A curated book display related to the women's suffrage centennial and a historic exploration of voting rights. All books are able to be checked out!

This guide provides resources for research on key events and people in the Suffrage movement beginning in 1776 and leading up to the 19th Amendment.

Just weeks ago a federal appeals court issued a ruling that likely will prevent some 800,000 Floridians from voting in the November election. The decision is the latest salvo in a decades-long battle over Florida's lifelong voting ban for anyone…

Speech given by Roessing to the Pennsylvania Club Women which links the Suffrage movement to the anti-slavery movement one hundred years after the first Anti-Slavery Convention held in London, England.

This panel is part of a comic strip created by Fred Wright, staff cartoonist for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). Wright gives context in the strip to the fact that labor leaders supported the women's suffrage…