Citizens of Newport, New Hampshire, "representing women of every station in life" sent this petition asking Congress to vote against all measures extending enfranchisement to women.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 summer workshop in Washington, D.C.This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
Full Citation: Petition from Citizens of Newport, NH, Opposing Women's Suffrage; 7/7/1913; 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/newport-nh-suffrage, April 19, 2024]