F. A. Harsh, of the National Women's Party, sent this letter to Congressman Edwin Y. Webb of North Carolina. The letter advocates for the passage of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment (the name given to the 19th Amendment) "in behalf of just common every-day fair play."
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. House of Representatives.
Full Citation: Letter to Edwin Webb from F. A. Harsh of the National Women's Party; 5/24/1917; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary during the 65th Congress; (HR65A-H8.14); Petitions and Memorials Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 6/3/1813 - 1998; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/webb-fa-harsh, April 29, 2024]