"Votes for Women" Women’s Political Union Celluloid Button
American, circa 1915 - Diameter: 1¼ inches
 
A vibrant celluloid campaign button depicting the allegorical suffrage figure often referred to as the “Clarion Girl,” shown sounding a trumpet while bearing a star-spangled flag against a radiant field. Issued by the Women’s Political Union, the design embodies the urgency and optimism of the American women’s suffrage movement in the years immediately preceding ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Bold coloration and graphic clarity lend the composition strong visual presence, characteristic of early twentieth-century political ephemera.
 
Condition: Excellent