 | The New York Times, November 12, 1916 – Jeannette Rankin says she will represent the women and children of the West in Congress, while fighting for an 8-hour workday and equal pay for women. read clipping The New York Times, November 12, 1916 – For the first time, three women are elected to participate in the Electoral College. All three women are from California, where women have full suffrage. read clipping The New York Times, November 14, 1916 – In response to the argument that the suffrage states voted for President Wilson, and therefore women are responsible for his re-election, Helen Todd, from the Woman’s Party, points out that men greatly outnumber women in the suffrage states, meaning it would be difficult for women to override the male vote. read clipping The New York Times, November 19, 1916 – In an article profiling Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, The Times says she is well-versed in politics. read clipping The New York Times, November 20, 1916 – Even though the Woman’s Party campaigned against President Wilson in the Western states where women could vote, Wilson won the election. Politicians from the Western states say the women’s campaign train from the East Coast, dubbed the “Golden Special”, turned off women voters in the West. The Woman’s Party says Wilson would have won by a larger margin, if it weren’t for their campaign against him. read clipping |  |
