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The New York Times, November 13, 1920 – Editorial – The Times editorializes that Congresswoman-elect Alice Robertson is very different from former Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin. The editor speculates that Alice Robertson would not have voted against the war, as Rankin did. And the editor is happy to report she will have a male secretary, since that is clearly “a man’s job”. read clipping

The New York Times, November 21, 1920 – Carrie Chapman Catt reviews the election. She says women were able to vote in all states except Mississippi and Georgia. And, there were several women who were candidates for local, state, and national offices. Frequently, the minority party in a state, which had little chance of winning, was more willing to nominate women. For instance, the Democrats in Rhode Island nominated Elizabeth Yates for lieutenant governor, and the Democrats in New York nominated Harriet May Mills for secretary of state. read clipping

The New York Times, November 21, 1920 – Women are elected in several states to local offices and State Legislatures. read clipping

The New York Times, November 21, 1920 – The chair of the Women’s Non-Partisan Committee laments that women did not have a big enough impact on the election. read clipping