Sexless citizenship
Subject(s): Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Voting--Abstention, Voting, Compulsory
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In a handwritten note, Owen Wister tells President Roosevelt that this is a text he has written for a paper, and he believes Roosevelt will agree with him. The text describes men who fail to vote as “sexless citizen[s]” who should be fined or punished by law and calls for a list of men who failed to vote to be published along with their property values.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-15
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Sexless citizenship. [April 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58494. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Sexless citizenship. [15 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58494.
APA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [1908, April 15]. Sexless citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58494.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
