"Woman Suffrage" Headquarters on Upper Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, Ohio, 1912

In this 1912 picture taken outside the Woman Suffrage Headquarters in Upper Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, four suffragettes are seen conversing outside the building (including Belle Sherman, President of the National League of Women Voters), six are doing the same inside the doorway, and one man, Judge Florence E. Allen, is standing on the sidewalk holding a flag stating, “VOTES FOR WOMEN.”

Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Woman suffrage headquarters...," 1912

Description

This photograph was taken outside the "Woman Suffrage Headquarters" on Upper Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1912. The image shows four suffragettes in conversation outside the building, one of while is actually Belle Sherman, president of the National League of Women Voters. Six suffragettes are doing the same inside the doorway, and Judge Florence E. Allen, is standing on the sidewalk holding a flag stating, “Votes For Women.”

Transcript from the Woman Suffrage Headquarters Photograph

Source-Dependent Questions

According to the language used in their signs, what tactic are these women relying on to help them gain the right to vote?
Why are women in Ohio and many other states ultimately dependent on men for their own suffrage?

Citation Information

"Woman suffrage headquarters in Upper Euclid Avenue, Cleveland--A. (at extreme right) is Miss Belle Sherwin, President, National League of Women Voters; B. is Judge Florence E. Allen (holding the flag); C. is Mrs. Malcolm McBride," 1912. Courtesy of Library of Congress