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Margaret Stanislawsky asks if Theodore Roosevelt is truly in favor of women’s suffrage and, if so, asks if he would be willing to briefly address the Nevada Equal Franchise Society when he visits Reno, Nevada, in April.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-28
Stanislawsky, Margaret Harrington, 1869-1955
Theodore Roosevelt informs Helen Mitchell Bent that her letter was received too late to make any alterations to his speech and informs her that the matter she brings up is alien to what he is talking about. He questions if the subject matter is appropriate for a speech at all, but is in agreement with her view. Roosevelt wishes Bent could tell him more about what has been accomplished in the states where there is women suffrage, such as Colorado. He wishes to learn more about their experiences and the kinds of legislation needed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-19
Anna Howard Shaw has heard about Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming speech at Carnegie Hall on “The Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood” and hopes he discusses the women’s suffrage movement in light of the growing list of states where women have gained the right to vote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
Moses A. Gunst emphasizes his loyalty to Theodore Roosevelt. In Gunst’s opinion, William H. Taft will be nominated for U.S. President but will not win the election. Gunst summarizes recent San Francisco and wider California election results, and says he hopes to see Roosevelt in San Francisco soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-13
Wilhelmina Caroline Van Winkle asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s help in supporting the New Jersey Suffrage Organization’s mass meeting on December 4. She has long supported Roosevelt and defended his name and hopes that he will support the cause.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
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Theodore Roosevelt addresses a group of men and women at the opening of the second New York State suffrage campaign on September 8, 1917, at Sagamore Hill. Film includes a side view of Roosevelt and a frontal view shot from the rear of the crowd. A woman and a man appear on the porch behind Roosevelt. Immediately in front of the porch, a man who may be a reporter takes notes.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1917
A devil takes the lid off a box labeled “Society” allowing fumes to escape which show the liberation of women, such as being granted divorces, horseback riding, driving automobiles, gambling, and smoking in social situations.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-03-30
Uncle Sam leads John Bull and a group of other world leaders down the center aisle between an exhibition of suffragettes and feminists on pedestals. Among the figures are “Mrs. Faith Healer,” “Woman Evangelist,” “Mrs. Lease” holding a large rake, and an elderly woman wearing a crown labeled “Queen of Holland Dames,” as well as one woman labeled “D.A.R.” Those identified are: “Dr. Mary Walker,” “Belva Lockwood,” “Susan B. Anthony,” “E. Cady Stanton,” “Mrs. Eddy Christian Scientist,” and “Carrie Nation of Kansas” holding a large ax.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-04-03
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jane Addams for supporting him at the National Progressive Convention and for seconding his nomination. He hopes that women will be involved in all levels of the Progressive Party during the 1912 election and into the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-08
Theodore Roosevelt wants to make sure that the statement being prepared by Jane Addams emphasizes his support, and the Progressive Party’s support, for women’s suffrage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt thinks that Maud Howe Elliott will appreciate what he will say in Vermont about women’s suffrage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mrs. Fawcett for her letter, and encloses the remarks he will make in Vermont on women’s suffrage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains the recent confusion regarding Roosevelt’s position on women’s suffrage. Roosevelt and the Progressive Party support women’s suffrage “without qualification or equivocation.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-22
Theodore Roosevelt asks Jane Addams to provide him with an explanation of an enclosed telegram that may pertain to Millicent Garrett Fawcett. He requests that Addams write a few articles on the progressive movement, especially as it relates to social justice for women and children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-16
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft for their support, and sends his love to their children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-13
Theodore Roosevelt tells Dr. S. C. Rogers that he is even prouder to receive the votes of Rogers’ wife and three daughters than he is of the votes of Rogers and his two sons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-11
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary received Welles Cone’s letter and informs him that there is no truth in the enclosed article from the Woman Voter. The secretary explains that, despite rumors that some women were going to ask Roosevelt about women’s suffrage, no one came forth with questions when presented with the opportunity after Roosevelt’s speech.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-11
Theodore Roosevelt has always liked Maud Nathan’s commonsense. However, her surprise over Roosevelt’s unwillingness to make a public statement on equal suffrage during his speech shows her lack of that trait. It was “nonsense” to address the subject of equal suffrage or any other topic requested of him, especially as he has publicly expressed his opinion on many issues. He chastises her accuse of him “lacking the courage of my convictions” when such topics were irrelevant to his speech.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-26
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jean Nelson Penfield for the invitation to speak. However, he cannot accept requests to speak at this time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-19
Theodore Roosevelt is interested in Ella Lyon Swift’s letters about women’s suffrage. He “very tepidly” favors suffrage, believing women do not need it, but there would be no harm in it. Women’s needs and duties lie “along entirely different lines. While politics are important, Roosevelt feels many greater and more important duties lie outside.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-07