Petition from the Women of Georgia Protesting the Women's Suffrage Amendment
6/12/1913
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Citizens of Macon, Georgia, opposed to the women's suffrage amendment (the 19th Amendment) sent this petition to Congress asking them to vote against it. The petition claims that the proposed amendment "is dangerous and hurtful to the best interests of our Country and especially to the South, in that the inevitable result of the legislation proposed would be to destroy white supremacy and States' rights."
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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 74884357
Full Citation: Petition from the Women of Georgia Protesting the Women's Suffrage Amendment; 6/12/1913; 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/documents/document/macon-ga-congress, April 23, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.