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The New York Times, November 8, 1917 – Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw will lead a delegation to meet with President Wilson in the White House to urge him to back the Federal Suffrage Amendment. In twelve states women now have full suffrage: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, and New York. Eight states have granted women the right to vote in certain elections: Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, North Dakota, Michigan, Rhode Island, Nebraska, and Arkansas. However, the Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled the suffrage law in that state was unconstitutional. And, although the Ohio State Legislature gave women the right to vote, that law was overturned in the recent voter referendum. read clipping  

The New York Times, November 8, 1917 – Millions of women in New York have gained the right to vote. Unlike the Western states where woman can already vote, New York has a large, foreign-born population. read clipping

The New York Times, November 8, 1917 – Women from NAWSA, the New York State Woman Suffrage Party affiliated with NAWSA, and the National Woman’s Party send messages to President Wilson to thank him for his support of suffrage in New York. read clipping

The New York Times, November 8, 1917 – Editorial – The Times editorializes that the passage of the state suffrage amendment in New York is due to socialism. read clipping