I was inspired to create these pins by the amazing women around me (both in politics and in life in general), and because 2019 was the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The pins include the the dates 1920 and 1965 in recognition of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the passage of the Voting Rights Act, respectively.
Because women’s suffrage in the U.S. did not occur in a vacuum, it also seemed fitting to design a sister pin honoring the work and sacrifice of women in Great Britain and their work toward achieving suffrage.
These pins were initially offered in March 2019 in honor both of Women’s History Month and the passage of 19th Amendment.
Design Specs
- .5″ x .75″
- Fonts: Boucherie Block Bold and Boucherie Flared Regular by Laura Worthington
- 1920 in honor of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting white women the right vote.
- 1965 in recognition of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which extended voting rights to people of color, and thus to women of color.
- The pins are Gold, White, and Purple: the colors of the United States suffragette movement.
American Suffrage Pins
Design Specs
- .5″ x .75″
- Fonts: Boucherie Block Bold and Boucherie Flared Regular by Laura Worthington
- The years 1918 and 1928 are displayed on the tails of the banner in recognition of the Representation of the People Acts of 1918 (granting women over the age of 30 the right to vote) and 1928 (granting women over the age of 18 the right to vote, placing them on par with men).
- The pins are Green, White, and Purple: the colors of the British suffragette movement.