National Junior Suffrage Corps
The National Junior Suffrage Corps were a women's suffrage organization for young people ages seventeen and under. The group was formed by Connecticut suffragist, Caroline Ruutz-Rees, and the logos and designs were created by artist, Elmer MacRae.
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Suffragist and educator, Caroline Ruutz-Rees, created the National Junior Suffrage Corps in 1914.[1] The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) raised funds to help recruit interested members.[1] Members of the group were all under age seventeen and consisted of young people interested in women's suffrage.[2] The motto was "Youth Today, Tomorrow Power."[3]
Activities of the group included assisting suffragists with various projects, such as acting as assistants during lectures or getting signatures for petitions.[2] The first group was formed in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] The Birmingham, Alabama group created a unique suffrage chant.[4] An all-boys group was started in Lexington, Kentucky.[5]
The badge of the Junior Suffrage Corps was designed by artist Elmer MacRae.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d NAWSA (1914). The Hand Book of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and Proceedings of the Forty-Sixth Annual Convention Held at Nashville, Tennessee (PDF). New York: N. W. S. Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 43–44.
- ^ a b "Junior Suffrage Corps Organized Recently". Birmingham Post-Herald. 1915-04-18. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-01-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Asolando - Caroline Ruutz Rees". Book Lives. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Juniors' Yell". The Birmingham News. 1915-05-23. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-01-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Suffrage Notes of Interest". The Lexington Herald. 1914-06-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-01-08 – via Newspapers.com.