Residents – both men and women – of Sharon, Connecticut, sent this petition to Senator George P. McLean. They provide examples of the honorable citizenship that the women of Sharon demonstrate, and ask the Senate to vote in favor of the Federal Amendment.
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: Petition from Citizens of Sharon, Connecticut, Favoring Adoption of the Suffrage Amendment; 1/26/1918; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 65th Congress; (SEN65A-K11); 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/sharon-ct-mclean, May 10, 2024]