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American women's suffrage activists were fascinated with suffrage themed postcards. They collected them, exchanged them, wrote about them, used them as fundraisers and organized ""postcard day"" campaigns. The cards they produced were imaginative and ideological, advancing arguments for the enfranchisement of women and responding to antisuffrage broadsides. Commercial publishers were also interested in suffrage cards, recognizing their profit potential. Their products, though, were reactive rather than proactive, conveying stereotypes they assumed reflected public attitudes--often negative--towards the movement. Cataloging approximately 700 examples, this study examines the ""visual rhetoric"" of suffrage postcards in the context of the movement itself and as part of the general history of postcards.

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an amazing collection of special postcards dedicated to the woman suffrage movement...remarkable...quite an accomplishment --M.G. Paregian, Publisher.

“a comprehensive scholarly collection and guide to the woman suffrage postcards produced in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Presents a thought-provoking new picture of the role played by postcards in the woman suffrage debate of the 1910s”—European Journal of American Studies; “an amazing collection of special postcards dedicated to the woman suffrage movement...remarkable...quite an accomplishment”—M.G. Paregian, Publisher.

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Kenneth Florey, professor emeritus at Southern Connecticut State University, is a long-time specialist in woman suffrage memorabilia. He has lectured on the subject in the U.S. and abroad, appeared on television, and written articles for a variety of publications. He lives in Madison, Connecticut.

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