Petition from the Men of the Equal Suffrage League of Norfolk

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Description

The men of Norfolk County, Virginia, sent this petition to Senator Martin asking him to work and vote for a Federal Suffrage Amendment, so that the “women of the United States may become the political equals of those of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Scandanavian Countries.”

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.

National Archives Identifier: 74884269

Full Citation: Petition from the Men of the Equal Suffrage League of Norfolk to Senator Martin; 1917 – 1919; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 65th Congress; (SEN65A-K11); Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled, 1789 – 1966; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/equal-suffrage-league/, April 7, 2026]

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