November, 1920   Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The New York Times, November 5, 1920 – Front Page – Alice Robertson, one of the pioneers of Oklahoma, defeated a popular, incumbent congressman. She had been president of the Anti-Suffrage Association of Oklahoma. read clipping

The New York Times, November 6, 1920 – Given the disenfranchisement of black men in the Southern states after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment granted them the vote, the National Woman’s Party will seek federal legislation to protect the right to vote for women. read clipping

The New York Times, November 7, 1920 – Editorial – The Times editorializes that Oklahoma, which just elected a woman to Congress, is a true democracy for both American men and women, except for black Americans. read clipping

The New York Times, November 13, 1920 – Front Page – Anti-suffrage groups, including the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, the American Constitutional League, and the Maryland League for State Defense, begin a campaign for a new amendment to the US Constitution that will require all future amendments to be ratified by voter referendums or constitutional conventions, rather than by State Legislatures. read clipping