Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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The Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women voted on April 11, 1917 to send a letter to pro-suffrage associations in the state and newspapers asking them to refrain from campaigning on a referendum concerning woman suffrage because the nation was at war.
The MAOSW wanted their opponents to sign an agreement stating that they would not engage in public speaking, distribution of literature and public advertising and that they would close their offices.
The letter concludes "We propose this as a patriotic emergency measure."
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to suffrage organizations, Portland, 1917
- Creator: Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women
- Creation Date: 1917
- Subject Date: 1917
- Location: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 26.3 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 56, Box 1/7
- Collection: Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women records
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women--Membership
- Suffrage--Maine
- Women's rights--Maine
- Women's suffrage--Maine
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