Nina Otero Warren (1881-1965) as a child. This girl from Los Lunas, New Mexico, became a New Mexico suffragist, teacher, politician, business woman and homesteader. She was the first Latina to run for the U.S. Congress in 1922. From the Katherine Stinson Pictorial Collection, 1850-1968 (PICT 000-506), Box 6. Folder 44. (Click on the image.)
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Welcome.
The CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST RESEARCH (CSWR) is the special collections / archives part of the University Library. It holds original documents, photos, posters, maps, architecture plans, oral histories, music recordings, UNM history, New Mexico related books, videos, microfilms, rare books, and more.
In 2020 we celebrate the anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote. The U.S. Congress passed the bill on June 4, 1919 and asked the states to ratify it. The New Mexico Legislature and Governor Octaviano Larrazolo ratified the amendment on February 21, 1920.
This guide offers a few starters for studying the history of the suffrage or the women's right to vote movement.
Use the tabs on the left side to see the different kinds of resources / formats.
There are examples of sources in each section.
Click on the blue boxes to open the full images. There are a few places with a Link to take you to the origins of that image. Sometimes you'll need to zoom in to see the others.
Material provided here is for educational use only. If you plan to publish please contact the CSWR.
If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Nancy
Cover from Message of Governor O. A. Larrazolo to the 4th Legislature of the State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, January 15, 1919, an official State document. The first page showed that he and the New Mexico Republican Party were pledged to support the women's right to vote. He further noted the need for an amendment to the New Mexico Constitution to assure their right. Below, on the second page he called for a state law granting equal pay to women! From the Octaviano Larrazolo Papers, 1841-1981 (MSS 614 BC), Box 1, Folder 11, Speeches.
Poster featuring Adelina "Nina" Otero-Warren, New Mexico suffragist, produced by the New Mexico State Archives and Records Center, 2006, from the CSWR New Mexico Poster Collection, MSS 341 OV, Oversize Folder 3.
Photograph of New Mexico Governor Larrazolo, ca. 1919, who supported women's rights and signed the ratification of the 19th Amendment for Women's Vote in New Mexico, from the Octaviano Larrazolo Papers, 1841-1981 (MSS 614 BC), Box 2, Scrapbook.