American Suffragette Cockade

Ladies and gentlemen who campaigned for women's suffrage often wore colorful badges to support the cause. Yellow, white and purple was a favorite American color scheme.

Approximately 3" across rosette. Streamers are approximately 3.5" long. Silver-plated pin back is 1" wide.

Tri-Color Scheme in Suffrage Parade. CHICAGO. June 7. - Yellow, purple and gold was the predominating color scheme in today's suffrage parade here. Most of the 40,000 women paraders wore coats and skirts of white serge and white canvas shoes. A tri-colored cockade of gold, white and purple adorned a white silk taffeta-covered straw hat. Bunting flags with the tri-color were also carried by the paraders.

University Missourian. (Columbia, Mo.), 07 June 1916