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- William Henry Dyer to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-10-04
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Response of a legislator from Salisbury, Addison County, who believes Vermont cannot authorize equal suffrage until after the state's Constitution has been amended and ratified, which could only happen after two more legislative sessions.
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- William A. Root to Lillian H. Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-10-24
- Description
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Bennington County Senator Root responds that he will vote for ratification if a special session is called but does not care to petition the Governor for the session. [Response is written on bottom of original request from Olzendam]
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- Vida Chace Webb to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-09-12
- Description
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Webb responds that if her husband isn't too busy, she will accompany Olzendam.
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- Silas Carl Carpenter to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-10_01
- Description
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Response of a legislator for Richford, Franklin County who has already written to the Governor once and doesn't want to press the issue further. He agrees to attend the special session without expense to the State.
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- Samuel Howard Strong to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-10-06
- Description
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Response of a legislator from Fayston, Washington County, who is not in favor of a special session as women already have the right to vote in town elections and will likely be given full suffrage at the next legislative session.
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- Melvin G. Morse to Annette W. Parmelee
- Date Created
- 1919-12-10
- Description
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Morse, librarian of the Legislative Reference Bureau, sends Parmelee copies of women-related legislation introduced in 1919, and states "there were no bills introduced in 1900 except the ones which I sent you with the other list."
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- Marshall E. Calkins to Lillian H. Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-10-25
- Description
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Representative Calkins of Westmore responds that he is not in favor of a special session without recompence for the legislators, and feels that "when the women pay a poll tax and take the freeman oath then they should have equal rights with man." [Written on back of blank petition form sent...
Show moreRepresentative Calkins of Westmore responds that he is not in favor of a special session without recompence for the legislators, and feels that "when the women pay a poll tax and take the freeman oath then they should have equal rights with man." [Written on back of blank petition form sent originally from Olzendam]
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- Marshall E. Calkins to Lillian H. Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-10-25
- Description
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Senator Varnum of Jeffersonville replies that he does not care to sign the petition to the Governor.
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- Marion R. Horton to Annette W. Parmelee
- Date Created
- 1919-09-12
- Description
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Horton responds that she was unaware of Parmelee's appointment because she feels isolated from other officers and Vermonters, declares that the next VESA president should be a "real Vermonter," and praises Parmelee on her conference paper.
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- Marion R. Horton to Annette W. Parmalee
- Date Created
- 1919-09-08
- Description
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Horton offers Parmelee the position of State Historian for the Vermont Equal Suffrage Association.
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- Lisa M. Wilkinson to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
- Date Created
- 1919-09-08
- Description
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Wilkinson warns that there will be an upcoming meeting of the board and states that while she likes the idea of a suffrage conference with a national speaker, she can't commit to working on a conference due to family commitments. She discusses Greely, Hale, and Spargo as potential speakers.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to William H. Dyer
- Date Created
- 1919-10-19
- Description
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Olzendam asks Representative Dyer of Salisbury for his signature in support of ratification, tells him she believes he thinks "the Constitution of Vermont supercedes that of the United States of America," and explains the national importance of Vermont's position.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Vermont Legislators
- Date Created
- 1919-10_01
- Description
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Copy of circular letter sent to legislators, with instructions for printing, present status of ratification nationwide, and "Woodstock Suffrage Study Club" letterhead on the back.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Marion Stone Pelley
- Date Created
- 1919-10-19
- Description
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Olzendam updates Pelley on her plans to come to St. Johnsbury, requesting a car so she can visit legislators in outlying towns, and tells Pelley that Dr. Horton would like to discover who was the author of a recent editorial in the Burlington Free Press.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Lisa M. Wilkinson
- Date Created
- 1919-09-15
- Description
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Olzendam relays Horton's idea for a "Citizenship Conference" to be held in Burlington, the "hot-bed of Antis," with men and women speakers (including Mrs. Schoonmaker of Connecticut), later to be brought to Bennington.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Harvey William Varnum
- Date Created
- 1919-10-18
- Description
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Olzendam asks Senator Varnum of Jeffersonville to sign his name to a petition of legislators supporting a special session to ratify the Federal Suffrage Amendment.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Frank G. Howland
- Date Created
- 1919-10-18
- Description
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Olzendam updates Washington County Senator Frank Howland about the legislative signatures she has obtained in support of a special legislative session to ratify the suffrage amendment.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Frank G. Howland
- Date Created
- 1919-10-18
- Description
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Olzendam updates Washington County Senator Frank Howland about the legislative signatures she has obtained in support of a special legislative session to ratify the suffrage amendment.
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- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Frank G. Howland
- Date Created
- 1919-10-22
- Description
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Olzendam clarifies for Washington County Senator Howland the expectations of the VESA for a special session, explaining that Howland was asked to head a legislative committee to ask the Governor for his conditions for calling a special session, that Howland stated he wanted to select his own...
Show moreOlzendam clarifies for Washington County Senator Howland the expectations of the VESA for a special session, explaining that Howland was asked to head a legislative committee to ask the Governor for his conditions for calling a special session, that Howland stated he wanted to select his own committee members, and that the Governor's main objection to a special session was understood to be the expense to the State.
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- Title
- Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Frank G. Howland
- Date Created
- 1919-09-12
- Description
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Olzendam sends Senator Howland a list of possible candidates for the committee and states that after her conversations with legislators she feels they will get the special session. Includes enclosure.