PROSPECTUS Appendix

Appendix I

Images from UMD Hornbake Library, Special Collections

League of Women Voters, Series 3, Box 25, Folders 3-6

Image Folder Location:

USB drive: Bradfield\Callanta _Prospectus_Images\UMD - Special Collections, League of
Women Voters, series 3, box 25, folders 3-6
Image Series: IMG_20180628*

Image Number Description

IMG_121934, 1910 letter from Edith Houghton Hooker to
IMG_122000, Elisabeth J. Hauser regarding formation of
IMG_122006 suffrage organizations and upcoming
municipal bill regarding suffrage

IMG_122122, Undated rebuttal to article “High Cost of

IMG_122133, Suffrage Cui Bono?” in the Baltimore
IMG_122144, Evening Sun (June 18th)
IMG_122158,
IMG_122211

IMG _122310 “1919 Suffrage Club”, handwritten

IMG_122558, Letter to a Miss Reilly from Elizabeth G.

IMG_122640 Taylor, regarding “The Men’s League for
Woman Suffrage”, which included Harford
County citizens.
Mention of “A Truthful Belair Woman”,
possibly an anti-suffragist.

IMG_123325, May 18th, 1916 – letter to Mrs. George R.

IMG_123334, Buffham of Baltimore from Miss Hannah J.
IMG_123347 Patterson of the National American Suffrage
Association regarding the difficulties of
setting up suffrage meetings in cities and
counties
* Image addresses for this series start with a number sequence “IMG_20180628_...” (the date the screenshot was taken). For the
purposes of this appendix, all images will be referred with their respective concluding number sequence.

For example, “IMG_20180628_121934.jpg” will be referred to as “IMG_121934”.

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IMG_123351 Source folder: Women’s Suffrage 1910-26

IMG_123741 May 1, 1917 – Letter to Mrs. J Rose

regarding organization of Mt. Washington

IMG_124001 September 10, 1917 – Letter to Mrs. George

IMG_124017 D. Crawford from Mrs. Charles E. Ellicott to
persuade her to take the Chairmanship for
Washington County
IMG_124147 May 14th, 1919 – Letter to Mrs. I.C. Benson
from Mrs. C.E. Ellicott discussing elections
for the state suffrage board
“…we cannot have county women who live
so far away they cannot attend meetings.”
IMG_124550 June 27th, 1919 – Letter to Miss Clara
IMG_124603 Turnbull Waite from Mr. Alexander Payson
Knapp in which he describes upbraiding
“men of weight” against suffrage and offers
passive support to suffragists
IMG_124950 October 17th, 1919 – Letter to Miss Irma
Graham from Mrs. Ellicott regarding
representation in Salisbury and partisanship.

IMG_125055 List of members and their locations,

undated. Page 5 of unknown.

IMG_125116 Nov. 1919 – Letter from Mrs. Edward

Shoemaker discussing pending ratification
of the 19th Amendment

IMG_125241 Nov. 24th, 1919 –Letter to Miss Irma

IMG_125251 Graham from Mrs. Ellicott discussing
strategy to turn the Legislature in Salisbury
County
IMG_125314 Nov. 25th, 1919 – handwritten note
IMG_125321 regarding suffrage sentiment in Delmar,
comparing feelings in MD and Delaware.
Please see transcription in Appendix II.
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IMG_125355 Nov. 26th, 1919 – Letter to Mrs. E.Z. Tower

from Mrs. Ellicott regarding the difficulties
of organizing in the counties.

IMG_125501 Dec. 1st, 1919 – seeming response from Mrs.

Tower to Mrs. Ellicott

IMG_125901 Jan. 12, 1920 – Response by Mrs. Cornelia

IMG_125911 Gibbs to Mrs. Ellicott’s criticism of the MD
Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
regarding use of funds by Suffragists
IMG_130005 Jan. 17th, 1920 – Letter, suffragist comments
IMG_130018 on anti-suffragists (“antis”), specifically in
reference to Mrs. Gibb’s letter

IMG_130709 “Maryland Women and Suffrage”

IMG_130712

IMG_131037 Undated, untitled history of women voting

IMG_131146 in Maryland – discusses singular instances
IMG_131309 of fighting for the vote that predate the
IMG_131425 suffrage movement

IMG_131705 Article: “Women and Suffrage” by J.W.

IMG_131712 Scott Cochrane ruminating on the interest of
IMG_131713 women in voting

IMG_131938 “Maryland Organizations Endorsing Woman

Suffrage”

IMG_132003 IMG_132128 “List of Members of the Min’s (sic) League

IMG_132021 IMG_132141 for Woman Suffrage of Maryland”
IMG_132039 IMG_132154
IMG_132053 IMG_132205
IMG_132209
IMG_132249 No image

IMG_132420 Article about global suffrage

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IMG_132514 “Primary Election Going on Quietly”, The

IMG_132519 Evening Sun, Baltimore, Friday, September
9th, 1921

IMG_133216 “Marching ‘Suffs’ Give Staid Annapolis a

Thrill” by Robert Garland (February 1920)
“Suffs to have Hearing”
“In Maryland”
“The Suffragettes, God Bless Them”
“Suffs to Dine Solons”
IMG_133347 “CENSUS AGAINST SUFFS – State Poll
by “Antis” Shows Maryland Women Do Not
Want The Ballot”

IMG_133531 Photograph – “Suffrage Leaders Who Led

The Votes-For-Women Army to Annapolis”

IMG_133906 “Woman Suffrage is Not Popular Here – that

is, if figures voice the real sentiment – Poll
is made by Antis”
1919
IMG_133909 “ ‘Vote Pilgrims’ Near Shrine – Baltimore
Caravan to Honor Pioneer Suffragist”

IMG_134203 “When the Suffrage Bill Died” – by Kathryn

Howard, Feb. 18 (sic) (1918?)
- Regarding the state suffrage bill

IMG_134951 “Mrs. Gibbs tells of Use of Money” –

January 14, 1920
“At Odds Over Suff Fund”

IMG_135044 “Antis to take the Fight to the Counties” –

specifically mentions Belair as ripe for anti-
suffrage league

IMG_135150 “Good Old Maryland” – praise for

Legislative refusal to ratify Suffrage
Amendment
Sun (sic) (Evening Sun? Sunday?), Feb. 8th,
1920
IMG_135152 “A Voice Against Suffrage” – Cornelia
Gibbs reproaching spending for woman
suffrage, June 21, 1920
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IMG_135944 “Suffragist in Convention Here”

April 27, 1916

IMG_140020 First column – continuation of article

“Suffragists in Convention Here” – lists
representatives of Harford County

IMG_140025 Close-up of Harford County representatives

to Suffrage Convention

IMG_140351 1914 – “Suffragists plan for Howard Hike”

“Suffragists held Back by One Man”

IMG_140428 1917 – “Mrs. Bryne to Leave State – Will

Go to California to Become Citizen that She
may Have Right to Vote”
“Powder Carried by Suffrage Army”
regarding Howard Hike
IMG_140450 “Suffragists Perturbed”
“Suffragist Army is ‘Hiking’ in the Rain”
“Nifty Costumes for Suffragist Hikers”

IMG_140456 “Democratic Women to Propose Planks”

“Baltimore Suff ‘Doing Time’ for
Picketing”
“Says Women Don’t Want Vote”
“…Anti-Suffrage Women… Think it is
Their Duty Not to Vote”
IMG_140518 “Marylanders Ready for Tennessee Fight –
IMG_140523 Suffrage and Anti Forces Prepare to Send
Delegates to Southern State”

IMG_140542 1920 – “Suffragists Prepare for Use of the

Ballot”
“Suff School to Open”

IMG_140550 “Citizenship School Planned”

IMG_140615 “Legislature will take up Suffrage Bill

Tomorrow”
“Will Put Suffrage Up to Legislature”
“Suffrage Fight Postponed”
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IMG_140623 “To Let House Act First on Suffrage”

“Unfavorable Report on Suffrage Bill”
“60 Women Go To See Legislature at
Work”
IMG_140633 “Suffrage Amendment Laid Before
Legislature Today”
“Suffrage Measure In – National
Amendment Introduced in Each House”
IMG_140644 “Suffrage Their Slogan – Delegation…to
Urge Franchise for Women Tomorrow”
“Suffrage in Census”
Feb. 10, 1910
IMG_140714 “Suffs Rival One Another in Splendor of
Jewels” – fashion of national suffragists

IMG_140748 “Scramble for Suff Vote”

“10 Presidency Seekers for Suff
Amendment”
“Woman Suffrage Association Holds
Victory Gathering”
February 1920
IMG_140757 “Marylanders End Mission to West VA.”

IMG_140823 “Suffs of Chicago Marvel to Guests”

“Maryland Woman is 92; tells of early days
home” (Miss Ellen Harn, formerly of
Frederick, now of Nevada)
IMG_140950 “League of Women Voters?”
“Urges Women to Get Into Politics”
IMG_141007 Collection of clippings – Letters to the
editor, opinions on suffrage, photo of Mrs.
F. Louis Slade (Regional Director for the
Second Region in the National League of
Women Voters) 1920
IMG_141328 “Let Maryland Stand Firm” – editorial
supporting opposition to Federal Suffrage
Amendment
IMG_142315 “Women Plan League”
“Women Suffrage in Maryland” by Clara T.
Waite (pro-suffrage), Feb. 26, 1917

IMG_142604 Collection of Letters to the Editor

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Appendix II

Images from Maryland State Archives

The Bel Air Times and The Harford Democrat, microfilm transferred to digital

Image Folder Location:

USB drive: Bradfield\Callanta _Prospectus_Images\ MD State Archives – Bel Air Times,
Harford Democrat
Image Series: IMG_20180703*

Image Number Description

IMG_121702 Bibliographical information

IMG_121829 States date of issue: May 14th, 1920

IMG_123159 “The Registration of Tuesday exhibited a

great change over the results of the first
day’s Registration. A far greater number of
women Republicans came out and the results
are highly gratifying.”
IMG_123404 “TREAT FOR FALLSTON WOMEN
The women of Fallston Precinct will serve
sandwiches and hot chocolate in Shanahan’s
Hall tomorrow, Saturday afternoon between
the hours of [?] and 6 o’ clock for the
purpose of arousing interest in registration.”
IMG_123448 “Mrs. Theodore W Forbes and assistants
will have charge of a booth at the Fair next
week, when women will be instructed in
registering and voting. The instructions will
be non-partisan.”
IMG_123458 Date of previous two quotes: Friday,
October 8, 1920
IMG_123553 “The League of Women Voters will hold a
tent meeting, next Wednesday, October 13,
both morning and afternoon at the Harford
Fair grounds. Miss Euler, of Baltimore, an
able speaker will talk in behalf of the League
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and the duties of citizenship of women. A

prominent Republican and Democrat will
also speak. Everybody is cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
IMG_123947 Friday, October 15, 1920
IMG_123949 “Blessings in Disguise” – editorial about the
IMG_124112 League of Nations, written by “A Woman”
IMG_124129
IMG_124226 Advertisement for the Republican candidates
IMG_124241

IMG_124721 Cover of October 22, 1920 issue

IMG_124729 “Women Voting”

IMG_124748 Reasons why women should be glad
Harding will become president.
IMG_125106 “FORM OF BALLOT ARRANGED”
Announcement of official ballot form,
number of copies for printing, and award of
contract to the Aberdeen Enterprise.
IMG_125303 Notice of General Elections and voting
IMG_125311 locations, including:
“2d District, [?] Precinct Foard Bro’s Shop,
Hopewell.”
IMG_125349 Sample copies of ballot
IMG_125422
IMG_125426
IMG_125429

IMG_125504 Bel Air Times, Front Cover, Issue November

5, 1920

IMG_125715 Election Coverage

IMG_125722 “For the second time in history, a
Republican candidate for President has
carried Harford county.”
End of column: Special thank you to the
author of “A Woman” editorials, which
“appealed to the common sense of many
women and opposed the wave of
emotionalism which at one time was
sweeping the country.”
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IMG_125959 Results of the vote in Harford county

IMG_130239 “AFTER ELECTION

IMG_130259
IMG_130305 ‘I have always considered woman as my
IMG_130310 superior. Now I consider her my equal.’ It is
IMG_130315 a question whether the man who made this
statement has belittled himself or belittled
women.”

Contemplation on equality of men and

women.
Signed, “A Woman”

IMG_130653 “BEL AIR’S PROGRESS”

Mentions a Mr. Robert I. Bull. Any relation

to Steppingstone’s Mr. Bull?
IMG_130730 “ACCURATE ELECTION FORECAST”

IMG_131123 “The Harford Democrat” Title Card and

IMG_131129 information
IMG_131131

IMG_131143 Pages Missing

IMG_131541 “STATE POLITICS”

IMG_131546 Regarding Senator Smith and Mr. Weller
IMG_131552
IMG_131722 “WOMEN INDORSE (sic) LEAGUE”

The International Council of Women

“indorsed the principle of the League of
Nations.”
IMG_131835 “Friday Morning, October 1, 1920”
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IMG_131850 Coverage of the League of Nations

IMG_131900
IMG_131906
IMG_131913
IMG_131919
IMG_131946
IMG_131949
IMG_132017
IMG_132023
IMG_132028
IMG_132035

IMG_132147 “TO THE LADIES”

Notice of extension to registration period for
new voters (i.e. women)

“Registered”:
“The doors of the Registration Offices in
Maryland were thrown wide open to the
women of the State Tuesday last , and the
invitation to enter was generally accepted,
indicating the desire of the fair ones, and
some not so fair, to qualify for the discharge
of their duty to the state and the nation… In
Harford the same spirit prevailed. In Bel Air
the ladies especially were early at the
services of the awaiting Registrars.”
IMG_132248 Advertisement for Voter Registration
IMG_132251 “Women residing in the county, possessing
the requisite qualifications may register, and
it is not necessary to show a declaration of
intent this year.”

Foard Bro.’ is listed as a place of

Registration and Revision.

IMG_132842 “Quotes, Harding”

IMG_132912 Profile of Candidate Harding
IMG_132927
IMG_132934
IMG_132938
IMG_133046 “REGISTRATION

In Bel Air the first two days of Registration

there were put on the poll books the names
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of 271 white women and 98 colored. 212 of

the whites affiliated as Democrats, 40 as
Republicans and 19 declined to state their
party preference. There were but few men,
white or black, registered. There are but two
more days for registration tomorrow
(Saturday) and Tuesday of next week. The
hours are from 9 o’ clock in the morning
until 9 at night.”
IMG_133219 Evidence of a partisan women’s group
(Democrat), albeit in Frederick, MD.

IMG_133312 “New Law is Sweeping in Effect”

IMG_133333
Short column describing the Suffrage
Amendment. An added clause to the
Constitution stipulates that male-specific
language shall now be taken to include “the
feminine gender” as well.
IMG_133522 List of proposed amendments to the state
IMG_133527 constitution
IMG_133531
IMG_133534
IMG_133538
IMG_133542

IMG_134024 Opinion on the political leanings of women

“Hundreds of thousands of women in the

West, who were voters in 1912, elected
Wilson because he kept the country out of
the war until the destruction of the Lusitania
and war became a necessity. Many
thousands of women believe that the League
of Nations is a necessity to prevent future
ware and save the lives of their sons and
husbands. They are opposed to all wars.”
IMG_134036 Democratic Ticket of Candidates
Article opens with Governor Cox’s pledge to
call a conference of women when elected in
order to discuss their concerns.
IMG_134050 Continuation of previous
IMG_134056
IMG_134107
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IMG_134209 “In Bel Air precinct, 304 women registered

and affiliated as Democrats and 171
affiliated as Republicans and 24 declined; 22
men were Democrats and 26 were
Republicans. The women who registered
totaled 499 and the men 48.
IMG_134332 It was not uncommon for law to require
IMG_134337 women bring their husbands with them to
IMG_134341 the polls. In Maryland, it was “advisable”
but not strictly necessary. The author is
concerning themselves with complications
that may arise from the changing of
women’s names (marriage) in regard to
voting.
IMG_134413 Tally of voter registration in Rockville.

“The big surprise was the comparatively few

number of colored women who availed
themselves of the privilege.”
IMG_134458 Image: “Women Learn How to Cast Their
Ballot”

IMG_134654 Quote from Philadelphia judge demonstrates

belief that women, now that they have
attained the vote, should keep abreast of
world affairs (“Wants Women to Read
Papers”)
IMG_134835 Coverage of the League of Nations

IMG_135013 Analysis of voter turnout

- Women voters turned out in excess
of suffragette expectations
- Women seem to follow the party
affiliations of their families
- Women will not form a party based
on gender lines (The author wryly
remarks this will be a disappointment
to the “strong-minded sisters who led
the fight…and… expected that their
reward would be leadership” in such
a party)
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IMG_135110 Criticism of a candidate, a Mr. Weller

IMG_135115 Continuation of previous

IMG_135119

IMG_135303 Sample ballot

IMG_135308
IMG_135310
IMG_135313

IMG_135458 Coverage of the League of Nations

IMG_135504
IMG_135511
IMG_135520 Explanation of the sample ballot
As an aside, bottom of column: “Mrs. Carr,
the Suffrage leader, explains in an open
letter why she is supporting Cox and
Roosevelt for the Presidency…”
IMG_135756 November Title Card

IMG_135913 November 5. 1920

IMG_135919
“The election Tuesday was a landslide for
Republicans.”
Author credits this to a general
dissatisfaction with the current government
and a desire for change.

IMG_135923 Continuation of front page

IMG_140025 Results by district

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Appendix III

Images from Harford County Historical Society

The Aegis, microfilm

Image Folder Location:

USB drive: Bradfield\Callanta _Prospectus_Images\ Historical Soc. of HarCo - Aegis and
Intelligencer
Image Series: IMG_20180705*

Image Number Description

IMG_10953 “The recent elections passed along our
IMG_11003 pathway with the hurricane movement
which is familiar in the tropics, but happily
little know in this country, and we have yet
to bear the thousand-and-one explanations of
its results. None have yet been ungallant
enough to say that the fifteen millions of
women who cast their first ballots are
responsible for the mighty surprises which
followed although it is asserted that many a
mother voted for the Republican national
ticket because unwilling to vote for a League
of Nations which she had been taught to
believe would soon send her son across the
ocean with a musket on his shoulder….”
IMG_110041 Continuation of article from
IMG_110057 IMG_10953/11003, regarding Senator Smith
and two failed amendments to the State
constitution
IMG_110229 “Land Transfers
… Frederick Lee Cobourn and wife to
Catherine A. Bradfield, lot in Havre de
Grace, $10.
Everett J. Bradfield and wife to William R.
Ward and wife, 69 acres, 4th district, $19.”

Relationship to Anna Mae Bradfield is not

certain.
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IMG_110330 Advertisement to women voters from the

Just Government League, urging against
voting for John Walter Smith.
IMG_110402 “THE SUPREME TEST OF PRINCIPLES

Ladies, your services to your country during

the late war commanded the admiration of
the world. Few can estimate your
accomplishments during this time and your
feverish activities shown largely in behalf of
our boys, doubtless did much towards
bolstering up your magnetic courage. The
best evidence of the effect of your work was
the bestowal of the ballot upon you. Who
took the lead in doing this? Woodrow
Wilson, on the basis that it was your earned
reward for what you had done!”
Article continues to advocate for Wilson and
the League Nations.

Following article rebuts criticism of Sen.

John Walter Smith, defending his prior anti-
suffrage stance.
IMG_110508 “Here’s to the Women”

Advertisement urging women to vote,

describing as unwanted duty thrust upon
them to be born responsibly – by voting for
Harding.
IMG_110921 “Planks that Interest Women”

Topics include: Protection of child life,

prohibition of child labor, citizenship
retained by American women married to
aliens, increase in teachers’ salaries, among
others
IMG_110934 “ISSUES AND CANDIDATES
IMG_110946 SCRUTINIZED
IMG_110947
IMG111014 …Since the birth of the race man has been
the favorite study of womankind, and in this
campaign she is studying him, his motives,
his methods, his pledges and arguments with
a new purpose and armed with a new
power…”
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IMG_111050 “NEW ERA IN POLITICS”

Criticism of Edith Houghton Hooker’s

denunciation of Sen. John Walter Smith
during the suffrage years
Appeal to women voters to not “take up the
club of revenge”.
IMG_111055 Continuation of article “New Era in Politics”
IMG_111100
IMG_111103
IMG_111247 “A CHANGE OF MIND

Miss Annie Bock writes from Los Angeles

“Suffrage coarsens and cheapens women. I
was one of the prominent workers who
helped to bring suffrage to California, and I
regret it. A year in politics has taught me
that women are intolerant, radical,
revolutionary and more corrupt in politics
than men.”
IMG_111317 “WOMEN SLAPPED IN THE FACE”

Suffrage Amendment defeated in the Senate

and the House.
IMG_111324 Continuation of “Women Slapped in the
IMG_111329 Face”
IMG_111333
IMG_111337
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Appendix IV

Images from Historical Society of Cecil County

Havre de Grace Republican – digitized
Helen Tierney notes (Historian of suffrage in Cecil County)
Image Folder Location:
USB drive: Bradfield\Callanta _Prospectus_Images\ Cecil County Historical - Havre de Grace
Republican, Helen Tierney notes
Image Series: IMG_20180712*

Image Number Description

IMG_141735 “The States of Maryland, New Jersey, West
IMG_141822 Virginia, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Connecticut and New Mexico are counted
upon as certain to ratify.
In Maryland, a special session of the
Legislature, will be necessary if the women
of Maryland are to participate in the
Presidential election next year.”
IMG_143049 “WOMEN DESTROY CREDIT.
Oregon Official Says Suffrage Hurts
Western Cities.”
IMG_143145 Poem – “The March of the Suffragettes”
Excerpt:
“And since God lives, and right is right
Right will soon win the day
To doubt is but disloyalty
Falt’ring will bring dismay
The time cannot be far distant when
Women in all our Land
Will walk with the male species up
Together hand in hand,
Straight to the ballot box and cast
Their votes in secret record,
Both best will serve the government,
And both will please the Lord.”
-Rev. D.H. Kenney, Phila, Pa
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IMG_143134 Saturday, March 15, 1913

IMG_143227 “WOMEN COULD NOT AGREE IN
COURT
Judge Had to Discharge Suffragette Jurors at
Trial in Los Angeles
MEANWHILE DINNERS COOLED
They Could Neither Reach a Verdict Nor
Decide Where to Go for Luncheon – First
Effort in History of City”
IMG_143235 Continuation of jury article
IMG_143246

IMG_143502 “The New Womanhood

The new education must meet the needs of
womanhood as well as of manhood. How
strange that only within a generation have
we really begun to provide natural education
for girls.
…To keep woman in that position is not
only unjust and illogical, but it is against
nature… Nor will you, who abolished black
slavery 50 years ago, wait another half
century before abolishing white slavery.”
IMG_144100 Helen Tierney - notes from Cecil Democrat
2/15/1913

IMG_144427 Helen Tierney – “Cecil Democrat Minor

Locals”
Evidence of suffrage activity in Cecil
County
IMG_144440 “Cecil Democrat Minor Locals” continued

IMG_144711 Helen Tierney - notes from Cecil Democrat

2/15/1913, 6/7/1913, 6/12/1909, 5/10/1913

IMG_144900 Helen Tierney – “Cecil Democrat Minor

Locals” (copy)
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IMG_144919 Helen Tierney - notes from Cecil Democrat

03/22/1913
“Delaware House of Delegates Wednesday
morning by 23 to 8 defeated Woman
Suffrage bill. There was no discussion on the
bill.”
IMG_144949 Helen Tierney – notes/summation of The
History of Woman Suffrage, vol. 4 Chapter
XLIV

IMG_145010 Continued
“The 19th Amendment was ratified after its
national adoption in Connecticut and
Vermont, but in 10 states it was never
ratified: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina
(sic), South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and
Delaware.”
N.B. According to the National Park
Service, Maryland voted to ratify the 19th
Amendment but it was not certified until
February 25th, 1958.
IMG_145617 Article: “Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Matthews,
who has reached the age of 89 years… will
cast her vote for the first time at the age of
89 years.” Previously thought it was “not
woman’s place to vote”.
IMG_145735 Maryland Historical Magazine
Regarding the custom of allowing women to
represent their husbands in court.

IMG_145755 Continued

IMG_150426 Helen Tierney notes – Cecil Whig, 1912,

1913

IMG_150539 Helen Tierney notes

Copy of documents from IMG_145010

“Proliferation of new suffrage groups a sign

that the old ones were too static and
restricting for the new blood.”
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IMG_150623 Helen Tierney notes

“Pervasive, barely spoken opposition of

many men, especially Democrats. Feared
would lead to a more than doubled black
Republican vote.
IMG_150628 Helen Tierney notes – A Middle
Temperament, 1634-1980 by Robert J.
Brugger

- Negro Suffrage League (org. black

women)
- Different attitudes among blacks
- Segregation, paternal/patronizing
attitudes
- “Women differed on how to achieve
vote”
IMG_150646 Helen Tierney notes – Cecil Dem. 1917

IMG_151242 Helen Tierney notes – 1915, 1916

IMG_151342 Helen Tierney notes – 1917

IMG_151351 Helen Tierney notes – 1918, 1919, 1920

IMG_151358 Helen Tierney notes – 1920 cont’d, 1921

IMG_151407 Helen Tierney notes on different suffragist

agendas, suffrage leadership

IMG_151449 Helen Tierney notes – 1901, 1903, 1905,

1906, 1907,1909
*1901 – registration requirements obstruct
black vote
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IMG_151456 Helen Tierney notes – 1912

*Bottom page: Harford women mentioned
as participating in Baltimore meetings of
Women’s Wilson League of Maryland
IMG_151511 Helen Tierney notes – 1913
*Second paragraph describes General Jones’
army
IMG_151528 Helen Tierney notes cont’d
*May 10 – attitudes toward idea of
“militant” suffrage
*June 9 – amendment seen as infringement
on state’s rights
IMG_151536 Helen Tierney notes – 1915

IMG_1515543 Helen Tierney – short summaries from

different sources:
- The History of Woman Suffrage,
vol.4, chapter xliv
- Flexner, Century of Struggle
- Maryland: A Middle Temperament
IMG_151552 Helen Tierney notes – 1901, 1903, 1905,
1906, 1907

IMG_151558 Helen Tierney notes – 1909, 1912 (repeat)

IMG_151612 Helen Tierney notes – 1913 (repeat)

IMG_151618 Helen Tierney notes - repeat

IMG_151624 Helen Tierney notes – repeat

IMG_151629 Helen Tierney notes – 1916

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IMG_151637 Helen Tierney notes - 1917

*June 2 – “…placing a serious political
burden on them [is] an ungrateful and
ungracious act”
IMG_151646 Helen Tierney notes – 1918, 1919, 1920
(repeat)

IMG_151652 Helen Tierney notes – 1920 cont’d

IMG_151658, IMG_151705 Helen Tierney notes – cont’d

IMG_151710 Helen Tierney notes

IMG_151729 Helen Tierney notes – Maryland: A Middle

Temperament

IMG_151731 Helen Tierney notes – cont’d. Information

repeated from previous entries

IMG_151741 Helen Tierney – summations – “Notes taken

from sources”

IMG_151748 Summations continued

IMG_151748_1 Information repeated from previous entries

IMG_151754 Summations continued

Information repeated from previous entries

IMG_152720 Cover page: Havre de Grace Republican,

August 2, 1919

IMG_152726 Heading: “Women Suffrage Amendment”

Re: Maryland’s special Legislative session
*Mrs. Theodore W. Forbes identified as
President of the Harford Branch of the Just
Government League
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Appendix V

Known Harford Suffragists and supporters of female suffrage

Source: IMG 125055, List of League members dated 1909, from UMD LWV collection
Mrs. Walter W. Preston, Emmorton
Mrs. Wm. M. Pogue, Rising Sun (Cecil Co)

IMG 132003 – 132009, List of Members of “The Min’s [sic] League for Woman Suffrage of Maryland,
UMD Special Collections, LWV
Almony, J. Owen, Pylesville Merrman, H.C., Whiteford
Anderson, Jack, Havre de Grace Osborn, Henry A. Jr, Averdeen [sic]
Brooks, Geo. B., Pylesville Preston, Edmond C., Fallston
Bulett, Dr. J.H., Whiteford Pyle, Edgar, Whiteford
Burkins, Jacob S., Pylesville Pyle, V.H., Whiteford
Cosden, Geo. W., North East (Cecil Co.) Robinson, John A., Bel Air
Forbes, Theodore W., Fallston Tyson, John W., Pylesville
Kelly, Louis H., North East (Cecil Co.) Vansant, R.T., Whiteford
Keys, Samuel J., Elkton (Cecil Co.) Wheeler, Jerome A? [sic], Whiteford
McCorribs, W.S., Havre de Grace Whitaker, Henry A., Bel Air
McElwain, Winfield B., Pylesville

IMG 135944 – Clipping of article identifying delegates to suffrage convention hosted by Just Government
League of Hagerstown, dated April 27, 1916
Mrs. Herman Stump Mrs. John Reckard
Mrs. John D. Worthington Miss Elizabeth Hanna
Mrs. TW Forbes1

1President of the Harford Branch of the Just

Government League, Source: IMG_152726, Helen
Tierney, Historical Society of Cecil County
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Dixon, Mike. “The Suffrage Army controls Harford County.” Reflections on Delmarva’s Past. March 24,
2015.
Margaret Lake, Forest Hill
Mrs. Henry D. Harlan
May Hanna
Mrs. A.F. Van Bibber
Mrs. J. Wilson Moore, Fallston
Col. and Mrs. Herman Stump, Waverly