Banner
- Object Name:
- Banner
- Object ID:
- 2022.012
- Date:
- 1912
- Description:
- Parade banner. Used at the Just Government League rally and women's suffrage parade, Baltimore, MD, 1912 Democratic National Convention. Vertical rectangular form with scalloped bottom edge. Beige-colored cotton and silk twill with white painted text, "NEW HAMPSHIRE". Banner has faded areas of green dye on front and back. The banner seams and rod pocket are stitched with green thread. Yellow silk applied fringe on bottom edge.
- Material:
- Cotton
Silk
Paint - Dimensions:
- W-29.125 L-41 inches
- Provenance:
- The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), established in 1890, and the Just Government League (JGL), established in 1909, held public parades and rallies across the United States during and after the presidential election of 1912. Organization members believed that New Hampshire was among a handful of states where women's suffrage could be obtained in 1912 and 1913. This banner, representing New Hampshire, was created by members of the Just Government League for use in these parades.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William W. Upton
- Subjects:
- Political parades and rallies, Women's suffrage
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