Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description
Circular metal pin-back button "OPPOSED/TO/WOMEN/SUFFRAGE"; yellow. black and red dot in the center.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Agnes Bagley
Object Number
1941.434
Gallery Label
In 1911, The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage (NAOWS) was organized. Led by Josephine Dodge, the founder and first president, the NAOWS believed that woman suffrage would decrease women's work in communities and their ability to effect societal reforms.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
