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Billboard Urging Iowans to Vote "Yes" for Women's Suffrage, 1916

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Billboard urging Iowans to vote for women’s suffrage in primary election of June 5, 1916. Large text says, “Iowa Next. Vote yes June 5th 1916” and is next to a map of the 48 contiguous states with states where “full suffrage” and “partial suffrage” are indicated. Iowa is shown as “partial suffrage.”
Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, 1916

Description

This photograph is of a billboard urging Iowans to "vote yes" to add a women's suffrage amendment to the Iowa Constitution on June 5, 1916. The large text reads, "Iowa Next. Vote yes June 5th 1916," and is next to a map of the 48 contiguous states. The states where "full suffrage" and "partial suffrage" have been achieved are indicated. Iowa is shown as a state with "partial suffrage."

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What did the creators of this billboard want people to do?
  • Compare this billboard with the map abstract of June 5, 1916. What was the outcome of the election?