Name/Title
"Women's first vote" postcard, 1911Entry/Object ID
2021.39.580Tags
1910s, Banks, Government, Postcards, Politics, Trumbull County SchoolsDescription
A photo postcard depicting a woman stranding on stairs in front of a building marked
"A.C. Burnett Insurance" and "Doctor Archer".
Image shows Anna Collins casting her first ever vote, this was not a federal vote but voting for local board of education.
Typed on the back of the postcard reads, "Taken Nov. 7, 1911. The day we first voted. I Voted for Dr. H.M. Page, John Brady, Laura Smith for Board of Education received 11-11-11".
Postcard sent to Emma Mahan, Warren.
A note in pencil on the postcard reads "West side of 1st Nat. Bank later Union Savings + Trust."
Notes indicate she was one of the first female voters of Warren and was leaving the voting station during this picture.Collection
The Richard Morton Hess and Phyllis Lafferty Hess CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2021.39Source or Donor
Hess, KennethLocation
Location
Container
Hess Collection Box 2Date
October 25, 2021Notes
Folder: Warren Area Postal History BanksRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Collins, Anna, Mahan, Emma, Page, H.M. Dr., Brady, John, Smith, Laura, A.C. Burnett Insurance, Archer, Doctor, First National Bank, The Union Saving and Trust Co.Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Warren, Ohio