Equal Suffrage League of Virginia records, 1908-1938

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Extent:

13.5 cu. ft. (31 boxes)

Creator:

Equal Suffrage League of Virginia

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1908-1938, of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, including correspondence, organization records for both the Equal Suffrage League and the League of Women Voters, printed materials, "Votes for Women" buttons, and postcards.

Biographical / historical:

The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia was organized in 1909 in Richmond, Virginia. Its primary purpose was to publicize and propagandize women's issues in the state, with the goal to win the political vote. Virginia was one of the six states which did not ratify the amendment. The final board meeting of the Equal Suffrage League was on November 8, 1920, and it became the League of Women Voters on November 10, 1920.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Ida Mae Thompson, Richmond, Virginia.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

• I: Correspondence, 1909-1933
• II: Equal Suffrage League of Virginia records
• III: National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
• IV: League of Women Voters of Virginia
• V: National League of Women Voters
• VI: General and Miscellaneous files
• VII: Ephemera