[Women's Suffrage] 1924 B.C. Polling Station Palm Card * together with * "Some Plain Facts About the Oliver Government"

The Provincial Liberal Association

Verlag: The Provincial Liberal Association, Vancouver, BC, 1924

Beschreibung

Two ephemeral B.C. election items, both published by the Liberal Party during the 1924 Provincial elections : 1) a 31 page pamphlet [staple-bound, 9 inches tall] titled "Some Plain Facts About the Oliver Government" containing convincing arguments backed up by the most recent Provincial vital statistics (1923) and the rubber stamp "Vote for Kenneth Campbell / You know he is a / WORKER" on upper bottom cover ; 2) a Liberal sponsored, pictorial polling station palm card [3.75 x 7 inches wide, printed in black ink onto thick card] w. "B.C. Provincial Elections / June 20, 1924 / Vote and Work for THE SOLID SIX LIBERALS" printed on front - infilled in holograph blue ink with an individuals voter number and polling division, verso with a printed list of Vancouver polling stations and their addresses. Both items w. toning and minor wear. The palm card highlights Mary Ellen (Mrs. Ralph) Smith, with her photo in the upper left corner. Smith was a prominent suffragist in British Columbia and the first woman to run (and be elected) in the Vancouver by-election held 24 January 1918. It was also the first time women were allowed (except Asian and Indigenous women) to vote in a provincial election. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4385

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Women's Suffrage] 1924 B.C. Polling Station...

Verlag: The Provincial Liberal Association, Vancouver, BC

Erscheinungsdatum: 1924

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Near Fine