Rockland County Assembly District League
Mrs. Robert E. Leber, who in 1914 led the Rockland suffrage forces, was described in this photo in the New York Press as "one of the superdreadnoughts." The "dreadnoughts" were a motor caravan of suffragists that traveled to lobby politicians for the right to vote.
Philip and Caroline Lexow Babcock
Caroline Lexow Babcock and her husband, Phillip, relax at their home in Blairstown, New Jersey in 1950. Caroline was one of Rockland County's leaders in the women's suffrage movement.
Caroline Lexow Babcock with newborn son
Caroline Lexow Babcock holds her newborn son, Philip Westerly, in her arms. The baby boy is dressed in a long white gown, suggesting a christening. Caroline wears a sober black dress accented with embroidery and buttons on the front and a white collar.
Caroline Lexow Babcock
Caroline Lexow Babcock sits on a porch of a house that has a tree-filled yard. She is sitting in a straight chair and is wearing a skirt and cardigan. The sweater has large buttons and is embroidered across the yoke. Mrs. Babcock was one of the leading proponents of women's suffrage in Rockland County.
Mrs. Arthur H. Mann
Mrs. Arthur H. Mann, chairman of the Women's Political Union of the Nyacks, in 1913.
Mrs. George W. Mann
Mrs. George W. Mann was one of Rockland's pioneer suffragists. In 1872 she led a group of women from the Nyack Female Institute to the polls, demanding the right to vote.
Votes for Women Luncheon
This advertisement announces a luncheon to be held in Nyack at the St. George Hotel on October 7, 1914.
Lexow Letter Home
Copy of a letter from Caroline dated May 8, 1911 to her mother. She tells her mother she is leaving for Albany, and not to forward her mail, hopes she is well and has sent her laundry home via Wells Fargo.
Harriot Stanton Blatch Campaigning for Right to Vote
Harriot Stanton Blatch, seated in a touring car, with her daughter Nora at the wheel, campaigns for extending the vote to women in presidential elections. "Women vote for President in Wyoming and Colorado! Why not New York?" First considered and achievable goal by the Women's Political Union, the fight for this limited suffrage was abandoned in favor of an all-out campaign for a comprehensive amendment to the Constitution.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, center, with daughter Harriot Stanton Blatch and granddaughter Nora.