In 1920, Cora Cottman joined scores of other American women applying to vote for the very first time following the ratification of the 19th Amendment.…
McKenzie LongSeptember 23, 2024
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts regarding Virginia female newspaper editors by our Transforming the Future of Libraries and…
Elena CarioAugust 7, 2023
In celebration of Women's History Month, the Library of Virginia is excited to announce that the records of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia are…
Mari JulienneMarch 1, 2023
Virginia women went to the polls for the first time on 2 November 1920, a cool and cloudy day across the commonwealth. After the Nineteenth…
Mari JulienneNovember 2, 2020
After Tennessee ratified the Nineteenth Amendment in August 1920, Virginia women began registering to vote. As a result of the "Machinery Bill" passed by the…
Mari JulienneSeptember 16, 2020
"I have been kept from the privilege of incoming or outgoing mail for over the past week and am now locked in a small cell…
Mari JulienneJuly 22, 2020
Thousands of Virginia women joined the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia to fight for their voting rights after it was organized in 1909. A few…
Mari JulienneJune 10, 2020
After founding the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia in November 1909, eager suffragists had managed to organize a few local leagues, but in 1912 the…
Brent TarterMay 13, 2020
The first and largest of the state organizations that worked for woman suffrage in Virginia early in the twentieth century was the Equal Suffrage League…
Mari JulienneApril 15, 2020
Commercial stationery can offer a fascinating snapshot of a place or time. Scholars of this subject point out that the rich illustrations and elaborate printing…
Sonya ColemanMarch 27, 2020
Ed. Note: The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and community are top priorities at the Library of Virginia. To help contain the…
Brent TarterMarch 25, 2020
We explain the purpose and functioning of the ballot and teach that voting is a duty as well as a right. We use every opportunity…
Mari JulienneMarch 11, 2020
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia, published by The History Press, is now available in…
Mari JulienneMarch 2, 2020
In June 1919, Congress sent the proposed Nineteenth Amendment, guaranteeing women's right to vote, to the states for ratification. By the end of the year,…
Brent TarterFebruary 12, 2020
