Mrs. C. T. Jaffray, Mrs. W. S. Dwinnell, and Mrs. C. M. Hanson sent this telegram to Senator Knute Nelson urging him to vote against the federal amendment to grant women suffrage.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 summer workshop in Washington, D.C.This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
Full Citation: Telegram Opposing Women's Suffrage to Knute Nelson; 1/13/1916; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 65th Congress; (SEN64A-K9); Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled, 1789 - 1966; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/opposing-suffrage-nelson, April 17, 2024]