 | The New York Times, October 3, 1916 – Women campaign for Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes on a special train that will stop in 28 states and nearly 100 cities in the next 31 days. This is the first national political train to be financed and managed exclusively by women. The focus will be on the 11 Western states, plus Illinois, where women can vote for president. read clipping The New York Times, October 29, 1916 – An estimated two million women, from twelve states, will vote in the upcoming presidential election. These twelve states control 91 of the 531 votes in the Electoral College. read clipping The New York Times, November 5, 1916 – In the upcoming election, both South Dakota and West Virginia have a referendum on women’s suffrage, although The New York Times neglects to list the suffrage vote in West Virginia. read clipping The New York Times, November 5, 1916 – In two states where women can already vote, Illinois and Nevada, the women’s vote may swing the presidential vote. Also, in Montana, Jeannette Rankin may become the first woman elected to Congress. In all three of these states, women will be voting in national general elections for the first time. read clipping |  |
