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Democratic Delegates Embrace Woman Suffrage At St Louis
Special dispatch reports the closing of the Democratic National Convention where Woodrow Wilson’s leadership helped push a suffrage plank. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada argued for equal rights, facing anti suffrage heckling from Southern delegates and emphasizing women’s intellect and sweatshop conditions.
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Wilson
Texas
Sexzator Pittman
Nevada
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Solid South
Woodrow Wilson
Ohio
Missouri
Gov. Ferguson
Platform Committee
Resolutions Committee
Senator Stone
Moore
New York
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Chicago