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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's pamphlet celebrates the achievements of women in history, including earning the right to vote and the creation of International Women's Day, but she also discusses how far women still have to go for equality. Gurley Flynn…

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!

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

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…

This full page feature in the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper features photographs taken during the Presidential campaign rally for Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Music Hall.

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.

This newsletter was instrumental in distributing information about the Suffrage movement. It was the primary means of getting the message out.

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 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…

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…