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In
the
early
1900's,
many
Pittsburgh
women
campaigned
for
the
right
to
vote.
They
faced
great
challenges
stemming
from
the
Aris
strict
gender
roles
that
limited
women's
involvement
in
the
public
sphere,
making
it
difficult
for
them
to
share
their
arguments
and
advocate.
In
the
face
of
this
adversity,
Pittsburgh
suffragists
developed,
ingeniously
creative
ways
to
promote
their
message.
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One
of
the
suffragists
strokes
of
genius
was
using
sports
as
a
tool
for
capturing
an
audience
long
before
the
advent
of
radio
and
television
newspapers
would
post
updated
game
scores
in
their
windows
throughout
the
day
for
local
sports
fans
enjoyment.
During
the
1915
World
Series,
the
sidewalks
and
streets,
around
Pittsburgh
newspaper
offices
became
so
congested
that
City
Council
banned
window
posters,
sisters,
Eliza
and
Lucy.
Kennedy
saw
this
as
an
opportunity
and
grabbed
it.
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They
convinced
the
owner
of
Jenkins
arcade
to
allow
them
to
announce
baseball
scores
from
inside
the
arcade
Eliza
and
Lucy
then
persuaded
the
newspapers
to
phone
them
to
score
updates,
which
suffragists
volunteers
would
immediately
announce
to
the
hundreds
of
anxiously
awaiting
fans
in
the
arcade
during
breaks.
While
waiting
for
the
latest
scores,
the
suffragists
made
their
case
for
giving
women
the
vote,
the
unlikely
matchup
of
suffrage
and
sports
was
a
hit
in
1916
whenever
it
makes
morris
spearheaded
the
equal
franchise
Federation's
Shirtwaist
ball.
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A
one-of-a-kind
party
that
brought
together
people
from
diverse
socio-economic
levels
to
compete
and
create
the
best
Shirtwaist,
a
popular
type
of
blouse.
At
the
time
the
event
held
in
Motor,
Square
Garden
was
full
of
dancing,
edible,
treats
performances
and,
finally,
the
competition
suffragists
used
the
event
as
an
opportunity
to
raise
funds
and
awareness
over
3,000
people
attended
everyone
from
factory
girls
to
society.
Deb's
was
there
making
the
celebration
a
huge
success.
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The
Shirtwaist
ball
raised
over
2,500
dollars,
the
equivalent
of
about
60,000
in
today's
dollars
for
the
Pennsylvania
Women's
Suffrage
Association
suffragists
found
clever
ways
to
spread
their
message
beyond
the
city's
borders.
The
suffrage
cookbook
created
right
here
in
Pittsburgh,
became
popular
all
across
Pennsylvania,
compiled
by
mrs.
Laura
Kleber.
This
book
contained
recipes
from
22
contributors
that
ranged
from
soups
and
stews
to
meats,
sandwiches,
puddings
and
pies.
The
book
served
a
dual
purpose:
it
spread
the
suffrage
message
beyond
Allegheny
County
and
under
the
domestic
guides
of
recipes.
A
Pittsburgh
suffragists
earned
attention
in
the
city
by
incorporating
unconventional
elements.
For
example,
there
may
2nd
1914
parade
led
by
Jenny
Bradley
rustling,
Lucy,
Kennedy
and
Mary
Bakewell
was
uncommon,
ly
inclusive
for
the
era,
unlike
in
other
US
cities
in
Pittsburgh
african-american
women
were
included
in
this
major
suffrage
effort.
In
addition
to
featuring
notable
Caucasian
women
leading
african-american
women
marched
in
the
center
of
the
1914
parade
lineup
following
Roe
sling
Bakewell
and
Kennedy,
where
10
girls
dressed
in
white,
with
yellow
sashes
to
represent
the
ten
states
that
had
already
passed
voting
rights.
A
Laws
for
women
then
came
a
contingent
of
representatives
from
the
National
Association
of
colored
women.
Men,
including
several
city
councilmen,
were
also
in
the
parade
emphasizing
that
the
fight
to
earn
the
vote
needed
to
be
a
collective
effort.
Female
students
from
Chatham
College
followed,
as
did
festive
marching
bands
Boy
Scouts
and
a
motorcade
by
the
early
1900's
yellow,
became
the
color
of
the
suffrage
movement
campaigning.
Women
distributed
packets
of
yellow
flower
seeds
at
rallies
across
Pennsylvania,
as
yellow
flower
gardens
began
sprouting
up
throughout
the
Commonwealth
legislators
were
reminded
of
their
constituents.