Letter from Pattie Ruffner Jacobs in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Thomas Kilby in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter, Jacobs gives appreciation for Kilby's efforts to allow eligible women to vote in the general election on November 2, and she expresses disappointment at the outcome of the presidential race: "Being now a full-fledged voter, I merely want to say that my increased self-respect...
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In the letter, Jacobs gives appreciation for Kilby's efforts to allow eligible women to vote in the general election on November 2, and she expresses disappointment at the outcome of the presidential race: "Being now a full-fledged voter, I merely want to say that my increased self-respect is due in part to your willingness to call the legislature together, and to your good offices in putting into effect legislation enabling the womanhood of Alabama to participate in the general election. I am more than ever thankful that I do not live in Georgia or Mississippi, whose Governors allowed those women to be the only ones in the United States still deprived of the vote. The Republican victor last Tuesday was too overwhelming! But to me, it simply means we Democrats must begin right now ,to organize and unite for 1924. I had hoped the women of the country could be reached in sufficient numbers to save the day, but it is difficult to conduct any campaign however righteous, without organization or funds. I know you were NEARLY as disappointed as I." |
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Q0000189102Q189102Letter from Pattie Ruffner Jacobs in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Thomas Kilby in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter, Jacobs gives appreciation for Kilby's efforts to allow eligible women to vote in the general election on November 2, and she expresses disappointment at the outcome of the presidential race: "Being now a full-fledged voter, I merely want to say that my increased self-respect is due in part to your willingness to call the legislature together, and to your good offices in putting into effect legislation enabling the womanhood of Alabama to participate in the general election. I am more than ever thankful that I do not live in Georgia or Mississippi, whose Governors allowed those women to be the only ones in the United States still deprived of the vote. The Republican victor last Tuesday was too overwhelming! But to me, it simply means we Democrats must begin right now ,to organize and unite for 1924. I had hoped the women of the country could be reached in sufficient numbers to save the day, but it is difficult to conduct any campaign however righteous, without organization or funds. I know you were NEARLY as disappointed as I."1920 November 71920-11-071920-1929Jacobs, Pattie Ruffner, 1875-1935; Kilby, Thomas Erby, 1865-1943; Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950; Legislation--Alabama; Legislation--United States; United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment; Women--Political activity; Women--Suffrage--AlabamaTextCorrespondenceAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History woman's suffrage filesSG017777Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/16179 |
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