Front Page of The Woman's Journal from August 17, 1901.
File Name
Q31571
Item Title
Front Page of The Woman's Journal from August 17 , 1901 .
Description
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 female taxpayers to vote during city bond elections . The measure was adopted , but the decision was reversed the next day . Though ultimately unsuccessful , "the debate is interesting and significant as being the first real discussion of the woman suffrage question ever made in the State of Alabama. " The second item , "Women Suffrage Debated in Alabama " (beginning at the top of the page in center column) , discusses the amendment in more detail and gives excerpts from editorials that appeared in The Montgomery Advertiser . The Woman's Journal , published in Boston , was "devoted to the interests of woman--to her educational , industrial , legal and political equality , and especially to her right of suffrage. "
Date
1901 August 17
Sort Date
1901-08-17
Time Period
1900-1909
Subject
Alabama. Constitution (1901) Alabama. Constitutional Convention (1901) Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950 Women--Suffrage--Alabama
Original Format
Newspapers
Collection Creator
Alabama. Secretary of State
Collection Title
Constitutional Convention of 1901 records
Location
SG017778
Folder Number
1
Folder Title
Pre-convention constituent correspondence
Catalog Record
http://archives-alabama-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/01ALABAMA:default_scope:01ALABAMA_ALMA215294140002743
Old Catalog Number
v3233
Repository
Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Language
English
Rights
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Digital Format
600 PPI TIFF
Project Name
Alabama History Education Initiative
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