Mrs. Kelley On "Sufffrage"
Mrs. Florence Kelley, secretary of the National Consumers' League, spoke on "Woman Suffrage" hosted by the Harvard Men's League for Woman Suffrage. She argued that poverty cannot be addressed from above and highlighted the challenges women face in obtaining humane working laws, often deemed unconstitutional by judges. Despite recognizing the cruelty in factory conditions, judges cite women's limited citizenship status as a barrier to depriving them of property rights. Kelley emphasized that working women, who suffer from these conditions, lack the influence to amend state constitutions, unlike their male counterparts. Therefore, women seek suffrage for justice. She noted that woman suffrage is being successfully implemented in six western states and predicted its spread across the northern states due to growing public support for justice.| Creator |
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The Harvard Crimson
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1911-11-01
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Digital
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https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1911/11/1/mrs-kelley-on-suffrage-pmrs-florence/
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| Tags | Student Publications |
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| Date Added | July 16, 2024 |
| Date Modifed | July 16, 2024 |
| Collection | Harvard and Gender Discrimination |