These are a few of the postcards from Dr. Joan Iversen’s suffrage collection. Most of these are anti-suffrage postcards and illustrate beautifully the opposition to women having the right to vote. In reading them over, I’ve been struck how I can hear the echos of the themes from some of these cards  in the political discourse of today.

I’m in the process of scanning in more, so keep checking back. Or you can sign up for blog updates (see right sidebar at the top). When I have scanned in the complete collection I will do a blog post about it. After that, I will be reviewing the other collections (temperance, etc.) for the next scanning project.

 – Nancy Smyth

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Who said “Rats.”

Fellow Women, Our Day Dawns at Last

What! You Think a Man Could Do It As Well.

It’s Equal Rights–It’s Equal Pay

A Suffragist Going to Prison

Now What Would YOU Do in a Case Like This?

Woman Once Our Superior Now Our Equal

Speech of a Woman Suffragette at a Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska

Would I win your vote?

The Woman’s Suffrage Stove Polish

Who Said Bugs!

Votes for Women! Certainly!

The Suffragette: Votes for Skirts

The Suffragette at the Tea Table

Stand Up For Your Rights

Stand Up for Women’s Rights

Origin and Development of a Suffragette

Meeting of Cabinet Ministers 1978

Ma’s at the movies.

I’m de original “ladies man”, I am!

I’m a Suffer Yet

I want my Vote!

Woman’s sphere is in the home

We only Want What the Men Have Got!!!

We dont know what we want but we’ll ‘ave it!!!

The Suffragette Nails her Colours to the Mast

The Spirit of ’76

Suffrage First!

She’s good enough for me!

Let’s pull together!

Now madam will you go quietly or shall I have to use force?

My wife’s joined the suffrage movement (I’ve suffered ever since!)

Love me Love my Vote

And loud that clarion voice replied

The House that our Statesmen for years have controlled

And this is the policeman all tattered and torn

And these are the Members who’ve been sitting late

And these are a few of the Ladies of Fame

Uncle Sam, Suffragee

Suffragette-Coppette- Beware of the Dog

Suffragette Vote-Getting The Easiest Way

Suffragette Madonna

Queen of the Poll

Pantalette Suffragette in the Sweet Bye and Bye

I want to vote but my wife won’t let me

I love my husband but oh you vote

Electioneering

Election – Day