In the journal Hildreth writes about his personal life and business in New Decatur, Alabama (also known as Albany), where he worked as a printer and newspaper editor. In the entries included here, he discusses how he came to settle in New Decatur...
Included on this page are two articles about the discussion women's suffrage during Alabama's constitutional convention. The first item (at the bottom left of the page under "Editorial Notes") mentions a proposed amendment that would allow certain...
In the first letter, written November 22, 1918, Cooke discusses claims some of the prohibitionists have made against Underwood. In the second letter, written November 30, 1918, Underwood thanks Cooke for his support and denies the accusations of...
Flier from the Alabama headquarters of the National Woman's Party, listing states in favor of adding the amendment to the United States Constitution: "The Suffrage Amendment Will Be Ratified by More than Thirty-Six States / Will Alabama Be One of...
In the letter Mrs. Jones writes to an Alabama senator, urging him to endorse a bill that would require Bible reading in the state's public schools. She informs him that the Woman's Missionary Society of the Court Street Methodist Church is in full...
The two women were officers in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Attalla. In the letter they "wish to add our protest to the many thousands already sent in, against the present convict lease system, which we learn has existed (a blot on our...
Jeffries was president of the Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the letter she mentions that the W.C.T.U. has been an opponent of convict leasing since Julia Tutwiler "brought the abuses of the system to the attention of our...
The list was compiled by the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System. Among the organizations listed are the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, the Alabama League of Women Voters, and the Alabama Woman's...
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