A matted flyer lies at the base of a square case, with a green ribbon and horse bit to the left. The back of the case features an image of a suffrage parade from Boone, Iowa.

The first recorded suffrage parade in Iowa occurred on October 29, 1908 during a two-day convention of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association in Boone, Iowa.

A parade of women with signs walk down a street past a church in Boone, Iowa in 1908.

Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa – Iowa City.

In the above photograph, marchers are passing the Methodist Episcopal Church at 703 Arden Street. One banner reads: “Taxation without representation is tyranny–as true now as in 1776.” None of the approximately 150 participants are seen riding horseback, but horse-drawn carriages are visible at
the rear, and droppings in the foreground indicate previous horse traffic.

 

In the case:
Each object in the cases is marked with a corresponding number unless otherwise noted.

68. Green AYP Woman Suffrage Day 1909 ribbon
Iowa Suffrage Memorial Commission Records, Iowa Women’s Archives

69. Horse bit
Marra Collection

70. “Woman Suffrage Co-Equal With Man Suffrage”
Iowa Suffrage Memorial Commission Records, Iowa Women’s Archives