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Advertisement, “Women and the Law - Try a Suffrage Pencil!”
Produced by Maryland Suffrage News, this advertisement communicates a major reason why women should be able to vote: to get rid of Common Law, inherited from the British, and transition to Equal Guardianship law and women having full legal rights.…
Fan, produced by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, 1915
This fan is Election Day merchandise from the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. The words "Keep Cool! There will be nothing to worry about after we get Votes for Women" are printed on it.
Postcard, “Mother’s Got the Habit Now,” 1913
This anti-suffrage image mocks women for following the women's suffrage movement by showing an unhappy husband and child.
Illustration, "How it would be if some ladies had their own way," Harper's Weekly, 1868 May 16
This anti-suffrage illustration shows men and women but outside their traditional gender roles.
Court Appeal Record, Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 May 17
This is a court appeal record regarding the decision of the monumental Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka U.S. Supreme Court case. which ruled legal segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Cartoon, “...De-Lib-er-ate...Deliberate speed?...” Clifford Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution, 1955 March 16
Political cartoon by Clifford Baldowski originally published in the Atlanta Constitution
Booklet, “The Year of the Great Decision” NAACP Annual Report, 1954
Annual NAACP report, noting the Brown v. Board of Education decision reached that year
Radio Program Summary, “Last Minute Headlines From WRFC,” 1953 February 18
Headlines from a Athens, Georgia radio station. The underlined portion, which reads "Attorney General Cook renews plea for dismissal of suit by Atlanta negro seeking entrance to University law school", refers to Horace T. Ward's attempt to receive…
“Report of the University Of Georgia Faculty Committee On The Appeal Of Horace T. Ward” Page 10, 1951 September 8
During Horace T. Ward’s admission interview committee officials asked him why he wanted to attend the University of Georgia’s law school and requested that he submit a written response. Page ten of the final report, shown here, displays Ward’s…
Photograph, Horace Ward in his law office, undated
Shows Horace T. Ward in his law office