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Button, Political

Description

Campaign button for Albert C. Ritchie (1876-1936) who served as attorney general and four-time Governor of Maryland, from 1920-1935. He opposed women's suffrage and in 1920 ordered a special session in the legislature to vote on the subject of suffrage. The vote was rejected, but the 19th Amendment was passed shortly thereafter. He ran for governor in 1919, 1923, 1926, 1930, and 1934. Ritchie also unsuccessfully ran for President of the United States in 1924 and 1932.

Date

circa 1919-1934

Materials

Metal, paper, celluloid

Object ID

1973.11.215 a

Resource ID

8501

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.