Fayette Equal Rights Association records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Fayette Equal Rights Association records
- Date
- 1917-1920 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Women -- Suffrage
- Women -- Political activity -- Kentucky.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women.
- Preferred Citation
- 49m30: [identification of item], Fayette Equal Rights Association records, 1917-1920, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Fayette Equal Rights Association was a chapter of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association, which worked to gain women the right to vote at the state and federal levels.
- Scope and Content
- The Fayette Equal Rights Association records (dated 1917-1920; 0.1 cubic feet; 1 folder) contains a minute book and correspondence generated by the Fayette Equal Rights Association. The minute book begins in 1917 and reflects the Association's lobbying activities with state and federal officials in the cause of woman suffrage. There are records of other group involvements as well, particularly in "Home front" activities during World War I.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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