Poster with a light color background, printed in black ink. Polish language at the top, Yiddish on the bottom.

Poster: “Appeal for Jewish Women to Vote for Number 3”

Vilna, Poland, 1920s-30s. Election poster.

Poster appealing to vote for the Women’s List (number 3) in the elections to the Vilna City Council on Sunday, June 19th (1927?). It reminds women that they should fight to be recognized and that they must have their representative in the Vilna city council. Full translation below:

Number 3

JEWISH WOMEN’S LIST

Number 3

JEWISH WOMAN!

YOUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON YOUR VOTE!

Remember–Sunday, June 19th elections for the Vilna City Council Take Place

Remember—You have to fight for recognition

Remember—You have to have your representatives on the City Council

VOTE FOR THE WOMEN’S LIST 3

Digitization of this artifact has been made possible by the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project.

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