October, 1918   Page 1, 2, 3, 4

The New York Times, October 3, 1918 – The upper house of the German Legislature votes in favor of equal suffrage. The US is battling Germany in the World War, which has been characterized by President Wilson as a war “to make the world safe for democracy.” read clipping

The New York Times, October 3, 1918 – The National Woman’s Party plans to campaign against the senators who are up for re-election and who voted against the Suffrage Amendment. read clipping

The New York Times, October 4, 1918 – Senator Jones puts the Suffrage Amendment on the Senate calendar for reconsider. Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw lead a delegation of women, representing most of the forty-eight states, to meet with President Wilson at the White House. read clipping

The New York Times, October 4, 1918 – Alice Paul is now seeking ways to support President Wilson regarding the fight for suffrage in the US Senate. read clipping

The New York Times, October 5, 1918 – The NAWSA leaders thank President Wilson. Carrie Chapman Catt says suffrage will be passed. The Women Voters’ Anti-Suffrage Party of New York State sends telegrams thanking the thirty senators who voted against the Suffrage Amendment. read clipping