This “BWC” ribbon, in the colors of the women’s suffrage movement, was most likely worn by a member of the Business Women’s Club. Many women became politically engaged through their involvement in women’s clubs. This ribbon was probably worn at one of the BWC’s suffrage meetings: perhaps in 1901 when leader Laura Clay visited the club or in the 1910s when voting rights for women became a popular (and divisive) cause.
Photograph of the exterior of a home at 1321 South Fourth Street in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Alice Barbee Castleman (1842-1926) previously lived in the home.
Photograph of the National Votes for Women Trail Marker #1 sign. The marker honors Susan Look Avery and is outside of the Woman's Club of Louisville, Kentucky.
Photograph of a crowd of Kentucky suffragists standing around seated Governor Edwin P. Morrow while he signs the Anthony Amendment. Alice Castleman and other prominent Kentucky suffragists are depicted.
