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• Some Advantages of the Federal Suffrage Amendment, undated
  The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was formed in 1913 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as an appendage of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This flier outlines the argument for supporting an suffrage amendment to the United States constitution over amending the constitutions of each state.
• Constitution of the Congressional Union, undated
  The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was formed in 1913 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as an appendage of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. The CU's constitution lists information relating to membership, goals, structure, activities, and colors (purple white and gold).
• Itinerary of the "Suffrage Special" April 9-May 16 1910
  The Suffrage Special was an envoy of members from the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage who traveled by train to the western United States to garner support for a woman suffrage amendment. The tour lasted five weeks and stopped at fourteen states before returning to Washington D.C.
• Facts about the Suffrage Amendment, undated
  This flier outlines the argument for supporting a federal suffrage amendment over amending the constitutions of each state.
• Ada Flatman letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 16 August 1916
  This letter from Ada Flatman, advertising manager of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage's house organ, The Suffragist, relates to advertising and subscription projects in Philadelphia.
• The Federal Suffrage Amendment Not Opposed to States' Rights, undated
  This pamphlet, put out by the National Woman's Party, details various arguments to demonstrate that a national suffrage amendment would not impinge on states' rights. For instance, it demonstrates how the ratification of a constitutional amendment, which requires the consent three-quarters of the states, works on the same basis of majority rule as the rest of the republic's democratic processes.
• Why Arresting Pickets is Stupid: A Word of Advise for the Administration by Gilson Gardner, Washington Correspondent of the Scripps Papers, undated
  An statement presented by Gilson Gardner in the Scripps Papers that admonishes president Woodrow Wilson's order to arrest suffrage picketers, arguing that it was illegal. There are also typescript notes on the page heading that relate to Gardner's background and support for the National Woman's Party.
• Anyman: A Modern Morality Play in One Act by Mary Katharine Reely, May 1913
  A single-act play put out by the Massachusetts Suffrage Association where the characters represent pro and anti-suffrage positions.
• Team Work of California Women Voters by Alice Park, June 1913
  Alice Park was a prominent California suffragist and feminist. This leaflet, put out by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, is composed of a short essay written by Park that describes the Red Light Abatement Act in California and how women's suffrage contributed to its passage in the California legislature.
• Excerpts from an Editorial by Samuel Gompers in The American Federationist, August 1913
  Samuel Gompers was a labor union leader and president of the American Federation of Labor. This leaflet features a series of Gompers' quotes relating to women's suffrage, which he supported.
• National American Woman Suffrage Association Call to 49th Annual Convention, December 12-15 1917
  A call to the 1917 National American Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington D.C. This was the organization's 49th iteration of the convention, and first since the United States entered World War 1.
• National Conventions of Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and National Woman's Party, March 1, 2, 3, 4, 1917
  A call to the 1917 National Convention of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and National Woman's Party, held at Washington D.C. The CU officially merges into the NWP at the convention, with Alice Paul the elected chairman. The NWP would subsequently lead the woman's suffrage movement to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
• Woman's Party Convention, Chicago, June 5, 6, 7, 1916
  A call to the 1916 Woman's Party Convention hosted by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. The convention marked the formation of the National Woman's Party, which would subsequently lead the woman's suffrage movement to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
• Record of President Wilson's Administration on Suffrage, undated
  This handout, put out by the National Woman's Party, describes president Woodrow Wilson's and the Democratic Party's record relating to a federal suffrage amendment. The reverse side includes a membership form.
• The "Militants" in the Suffrage Movement, 1918
  This pamphlet was put out by The Woman Patriot, an anti-suffrage and anti-feminist newspaper. It criticizes the suffrage movement headed by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party and blames their success on their 'militant' and 'hysterical' activities.
• Votes for Women a Success, 1913
  This pamphlet, put out by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, briefly summarizes the development of women's suffrage in the western United States and provides arguments supporting the expansion of equal enfranchisement on the state level. In subsequent years suffrage groups like the National Woman's Party focused more on a federal suffrage constitutional amendment instead of state-level amendments.
• Hearing of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage before the House Judiciary Committee December 16, 1915
  The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was formed in 1913 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as an appendage of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This pamphlet summarizes a hearing on the federal woman suffrage amendment where Congressional Union members testified before the House Judiciary Committee.
• Route of Envoys Sent from East by the Congressional Union for Woman's Suffrage map, circa 1916
  Map of the route taken by members of the Congressional Union for Women's Suffrage who traveled west, known as the 'Suffrage Special,' to campaign for women's suffrage. The Congressional Union created the National Woman's Party (NWP) during the trip at a meeting in Chicago. This map is attributed to Miss Alice Paul, national chairman of the Congressional Union and later the NWP.
• Pennsylvania Men's League for Women Suffrage Votes by County map, 1915
  A 1915 map depicting votes by county for or against women's suffrage in Pennsylvania. Published by the Pennsylvania Men's League for Woman Suffrage.
• Report of Caroline Katzenstein, Executive Secretary Woman Suffrage Headquarters in Philadelphia for Eastern Pennsylvania, March 8th 1914 to May 30th 1914
  Caroline Katzenstein served as the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association, headquartered in the Hale Building in Philadelphia. Her reports document her correspondence with donors and the press, and chronicle various Association activities and events.
• Report of the Executive Secretary of Woman Suffrage Headquarters from September 16th to October 24th 1913
  Caroline Katzenstein served as the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association, headquartered in the Hale Building in Philadelphia. Her reports document her correspondence with donors and the press, and chronicle various Association activities and events.
• Monthly Report of the Executive Secretary of the Woman Suffrage Headquarters for the City and County of Philadelphia 10 July to 16 September 1913
  Caroline Katzenstein served as the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association, headquartered in the Hale Building in Philadelphia. Her reports document her correspondence with donors and the press, and chronicle various Association activities and events.
• Report of the Executive Secretary of the Philadelphia Suffrage Headquarters from June 3 to July 10 1913
  Caroline Katzenstein served as the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association, headquartered in the Hale Building in Philadelphia. Her reports document her correspondence with donors and the press, and chronicle various Association activities and events.
• Report of the Executive Secretary of the Woman Suffrage Headquarters, 3 June 1913
  Caroline Katzenstein served as the executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association, headquartered in the Hale Building in Philadelphia. Her reports document her correspondence with donors and the press, and chronicle various Association activities and events.
• Philadelphia Woman Suffrage Demonstration itinerary and directions, 2 May 1914
  These documents provide the marching orders and directions for the 1914 woman suffrage demonstration in Philadelphia. The procession featured representatives from local women suffrage and professional groups, including the Woman Suffrage Party, and women doctors, lawyers, and social workers. The directions that were provided to participants included dress requirements and a basic itinerary.