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A yellowed, rectangular historical document featuring a poem is centered against a dark background. At the top, the title "The Suffragettes" is printed in a decorative, stylized font, followed by the byline "By William R. Kirin." Small black-and-white illustrations of women in long dresses and hats are scattered around the border of the text. The poem consists of four stanzas of light-hearted verse written from a domestic perspective, using colloquial language like "Ma," "Pa," and "wimmin." The text describes a mother becoming a suffragette, leaving housework and cooking behind to attend meetings and talk about "the rights for which they pray." The final stanza mentions a child wishing for "some bread & tea for dinner" while the mother is away.

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Equal Suffrage Woman Scrapbook- The Suffragette poem
Full Collection Name
McLean Family Papers from Access
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McLean family papers.
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BANC MSS C-B 501 carton 11
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The Bancroft Library
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BANC MSS C-B 501
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Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .

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