Anti-Suffrage Postcards from Hugh R. Hughes to the Honorable Homer P. Snyder
ca. 1915
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With this postcard to New York Congressman Homer P. Snyder, Hugh Hughes expressed his opposition to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which would grant women the right to vote. Hughes believed the individual states should set voting requirements rather than the Federal government. Hughes’s plea was ignored as Congress passed a resolution proposing the amendment in 1919, and it was ratified in 1920.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 1633883
Full Citation: Anti-Suffrage Postcards from Hugh R. Hughes to the Honorable Homer P. Snyder; ca. 1915; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/antisuffrage-postcards-from-hugh-r-hughes-to-the-honorable-homer-p-snyder, September 7, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
