July, 1918   Page 1, 2

The New York Times, July 20, 1918 – The New York Republican Convention adopts a platform endorsing the Federal Suffrage Amendment. read clipping

The New York Times, July 23, 1918 – Letter to the Editor – The author argues that the proposed prohibition and suffrage amendments threaten the fundamental principle of the Federal government — unity in things that are common, diversity in things that are locally different. read clipping

The New York Times, July 29, 1918 – The suffragists continue trying to convince two more senators to vote in favor of suffrage. read clipping

The New York Times, July 29, 1918 – Last March, the Texas Legislature granted women the right to vote in primaries. Now, every man endorsed by the women of Texas wins in the primary election. read clipping

The New York Times, July 31, 1918 – President Wilson says the passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment is "an essential psychological element in the conduct of the war for democracy." He has written twice to Senator Shields of Tennessee, asking him to vote for the Amendment. read clipping