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In 1823, the Mexican Republic replaced the Spanish with the rule over the area. Colonial citizens had permits to the parts of the land, which claimed…
Illustration shows a torch-bearing female labeled "Votes for Women", symbolizing the awakening of the nation's women to the desire for suffrage,…
Print showing a woman leaving the house to vote on election day while her distraught husband is left behind to tend to the children and house by…
Photograph shows men looking at material posted in the window of the National Anti-Suffrage Association headquarters; sign in window reads…
Illustration shows a jury of men crying as they present a "Not Guilty" verdict; standing before the jury, a man, also crying, embraces a woman.
Print shows a woman being denied the opportunity to vote because she is wearing a dress and a hat that are too wide for the narrow booths labeled…
A map of the regions in California with gold.