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New Haven: Connecticut Branch, W. O. N. P. R., 1933. Broadside. 7" x 10 1/4. Single sheet printed on one side. Slight age toning. Fine condition.. This is an original handbill from a major women's group soliciting votes to repeal Prohibition in 1933.<br /> <br /> Women's organizations--particularly the Women's Christian Temperance Union--are strongly associated with passage of the 18th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution and the national ban on alcoholic beverages it brought in 1919. The major role women played in getting Prohibition repealed is not as widely recognized, however.<br /> <br /> This handbill was issued by the Connecticut Branch of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (W.O.N.P.R.). The W.O.N.P.R. was organized in 1929 by women who could no longer ignore the destructive (if unintended) consequences of Prohibition. <br /> <br /> Here voters are asked to vote for ratification of the 21st Amendment, reminding them…
Read More Go to the polls! June 20th, 1933. A vote for ratification is a vote for repeal [handbill] by Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR) - 1933
by Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR)
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Go to the polls! June 20th, 1933. A vote for ratification is a vote for repeal [handbill]
by Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR)
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New Haven: WONPR, Connecticut Branch, 1933. Handbill. 7x10 inch handbill, lightly toned, otherwise very good. "A vote for ratification is a vote for good government, lower taxes and liquor control." WONPR was founded by Pauline Sabin, who later was an anti-New Deal activist.
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- Publisher WONPR, Connecticut Branch
- Place of Publication New Haven
- Date Published 1933
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Go to the Polls! June 20th, 1933
by [Anti-Prohibition] [Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform]
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