Comments on: Suffrage Scrapbooks Salvaged

Suffrage Scrapbooks Salvaged

Rykey — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:44:42 -0800

In 1897, Elizabeth Smith Miller and her daughter Anne Fitzhugh Miller founded the Geneva Political Equality Club, an organization dedicated to fighting for women's suffrage in the United States. Between them, the two women kept several scrapbooks documenting their efforts through 1911. Via.

By: headspace

headspace — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:44:25 -0800

Being able to flip through other people's scrapbooks, memorializing movements and eras past, I'd have to say that's absolutely the best use of the Internet this is. These are wonderful, thank you so much for sharing.

By: dhammond

dhammond — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:06:45 -0800

Can you actually flip through these scrapbooks online? It looks like it would be interesting, but all I see are the covers.

By: frobozz

frobozz — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:11:17 -0800

Yes, click the cover picture once and then you're given a choice for "next image" or to choose the page number.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:11:37 -0800

dhammond -- on the page with the cover (e.g.), click on the image of the cover and it brings it up larger, with a "turn to" page button at the top. good post.

By: dhammond

dhammond — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:18:41 -0800

Sweet. Thanks for the clarification, gang.

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:14:17 -0800

Those are cool - thanks.

By: Rykey

Rykey — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:24:46 -0800

Sorry, I should have been more explicit about accessing the actual scrapbook pages.