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Ratification Banner:
The tricolor flag in these photographs was known as the Ratification Banner. The NWP sewed a new star on the banner each time a state ratified the 19th amendment.
In August 1920 after the 36th star was added, Alice Paul draped the banner over the railing of their headquarters and toasted the victory.
The banner itself has been lost since its unveiling in 1920. It is not part of the collection at the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, nor is it in any other major institution. It may be tucked in someone's attic or it may be lost forever. Today it exists only through the images that remain. |