I believe in Woman Suffrage. Fargo, North Dakota: Allied Printing, ca 1915.

A women's suffrage support card featuring a quote by prominent leader of the movement, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. The quote, published on 25 February 1915, reads in full: "I believe in Woman Suffrage, whether all women vote or no women vote; whether all women vote right or all women vote wrong; whether women will love their husbands after they vote or forsake them; whether they will neglect their children or never have any children." The quote incensed opponents of the movement, with one particularly outraged writer stating that "Miss Shaw would have Woman Suffrage though material and moral evil follow in its wake!" (Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women. The Case Against Woman Suffrage: the Most Important Question on the Ballot at the Special Election, September 10, 1917. Boston: Anchor Linotype Printing Co., 1917).

While the card could have been intended to solicit monetary donations, it was also common to have cards such as these where supporters would pledge to march in upcoming Suffrage parades. The Allied printing label suggests that the event or organization was operating in North Dakota or Minnesota.

An nice example of suffragette ephemera.

Condition: Some spotting.

[Women's History, Suffrage, Women's Suffrage, Woman Suffrage, Civil Rights, Ephemera]