Lot 1018: 5 Women's Suffrage Buttons, incl. CWSA Votes for Women

Five (5) American Women's Suffrage pinback buttons, including one (1) Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Votes for Women button. 1st item: Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association button depicting a central purple and green chain link design and white initials reading "C W S A" surrounded by purple lettering reading "VOTES FOR WOMEN" against an off white background with a green border. Retains Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association back paper. 2nd item: Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association button depicting an off white geometric shape with blue lettering reading "PENNA/VOTES FOR WOMEN/1915" against a blue background. Retains Whitehead and Hoag, Newark, New Jersey back paper. 3rd item: Frances E. Willard sepia tone portrait button. Does not retain back paper. Two (2) buttons, each depicting a singing woman with upswept black hair holding a page of sheet music, with black lettering reading "DON'T LET IT SUFFER" across the bottom. One (1) retains Tokio Cigarette, New York back paper. Ranging in size from 3/4" to 1 1/4" dia. Provenance: Private Southern estate. CONDITION: Overall good condition with light surface scratches. Some buttons with rust to metal. Back papers with toning/dampstaining. 1st item: Series of scratches, largest 5/8", center right of button.