Petition from Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio, to the Honorable G. W. Geddes Regarding Woman Suffrage
1884
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This 1884 petition signed by 139 residents of Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio, requests that Ohio Congressman G.W. Geddes endorse—and influence fellow members to support—an amendment granting women the right to vote. Although the petition refers to the suffrage amendment as the 16th amendment, by 1920, when it eventually passed, the measure became the 19th amendment to the Constitution.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 593459
Full Citation: Petition from Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio, to the Honorable G. W. Geddes Regarding Woman Suffrage; 1884; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/petition-from-jefferson-township-richland-county-ohio-to-the-honorable-g-w-geddes-regarding-woman-suffrage, April 30, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.