Woman Citizen, October 30, 1920
Woman Citizen published just days before the first presidential election in which women could vote. <br /><br />Shown here: <br /><br />Campaign advertisement for the Democratic party ticket for the 1920 presidential election (James R. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt) "Let's Have Done With Wiggle and Wobble" <br /><br />News item entitled, "Virginia Women May Control Election" which says, "Predictions are being made that the registration of women in Virginia is so heavy that the will control the election. Especially keen have been the activities of the women of Richmond, where more than ten thousand new voters have been registered." <br /><br />The story also notes that "The University of Virginia is providing Valuable citizenship training for the women of the state, sending Miss Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon, director of its department of Citizenship Education, to communities willing to pay travelling expenses and entertainment."<br /><br />New item entitled, "Attempt to Prevent Voting" describes <span>how a member of the Tampa city administration attempted to mislead a new woman voter in 1920. The article notes, "Being a cautious lady, the woman voter investigated…” </span><em></em>
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1920 October 20
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Associated material: <br /><br /><a href="http://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/95" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Gist of the League of Nations: Questions Answered for the Woman Voter</a>
Citizenship Institute
This Citizenship Institute flyer was published by the Department of Citizenship Education, Bureau of Extension, University of Virginia. The Citizenship Institute was run by Miss Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon, Director of the Department of Citizenship Education.
University of Virginia. Bureau of Extension. Department of Citizenship Education.
M 9 Box 98, <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/vcu/repositories/5/resources/279.oai_ead.xml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Adèle Goodman Clark papers, 1849-1978</a>, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Department of Citizenship Education, Bureau of Extension, University of Virginia
1920
Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Learn more:<br /><a href="http://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Virginia Women May Control Election,"</a> <em>The Woman Citizen</em>, October 30, 1920<br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/americanization/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Americanization</a>, Social Welfare History Project
Citizenship Education at the University
This article, "CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY," appeared in the <em>University of Virginia News Letter,</em> Vol. III, No. 4 on October 23,1920. It describes the new department of Citizenship Education under the Bureau of Extension of the University of Virginia, the first of its kind in the United States. This article also discusses the two-day Schools sponsored in Roanoke and Leesburg, and a related program in Richmond.<br /><br />The department of Citizenship Education was the first of its kind in the United States, and was active in educating newly enfranchised women on the processes and responsibilities of Citizenship.<br /><br />"Every school of learning,...if it is functioning properly, has for its fundamental aim, training for Citizenship...[Herbert]Spencer defined education as a preparation for complete living or a preparation for Citizenship, and defined a good citizen as one who know how to live."
Snavely, T. R. and Smithey, W. R., editors
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University of Virginia
1920 October 23
Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Learn more:<br /><a href="http://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Virginia Women May Control Election,"</a> <em>The Woman Citizen</em>, October 30, 1920<br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/americanization/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br /></a>