ON APRIL SIXTH, 1916, suffragists Nell Richardson and Alice Burke left New York to drum up support for voting rights for women. Accompanied by their kitten name Saxon, their journey was an attempt to influence politicians and public opinion. They drove west to California in their yellow Saxon automobile, nicknamed the “Golden Flyer,” which soon became a moving symbol of women’s rights and a podium for speeches in many towns and cities. Sponsored by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, the nearly five-month trip covered more than 10,000 miles and ended back in New York. Now that’s a sisterhood we’re proud to celebrate nearly 100 years later. Thanks to the Library of Congress for the photo. What joy.
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Don’t they look stylish. What a great celebration.
Hi, Susan. Don’t they? And don’t you just love ‘em? They are our kind of sisters–right, sister?