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.
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 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.
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.
