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Pencil, Grass Roots Organization of Women (GROW)


Pencil, Grass Roots Organization of Women (GROW) (Acc. No. 11.00030.002)
Pencil, Grass Roots Organization of Women (GROW) (Acc. No. 11.00030.002)
Pencil, Grass Roots Organization of Women (GROW) (Acc. No. 11.00030.002)

Title Pencil, Grass Roots Organization of Women (GROW)
Artist/Maker Unidentified
Date 1963
Medium Wood, graphite, rubber, brass, paint
Dimensions h. 7.5; diam. 0.38 in. (h. 19.1; diam. 0.97 cm)
Credit Line U.S. Senate Collection
Accession Number 11.00030.002


  • Object Description

  • The Republican National Committee created the Grass Roots Organization of Women (GROW) program in 1963. Its goal was to expand support for the party before the 1964 election, primarily by recruiting members and registering voters from the estimated 22.5 million women who did not vote in 1960. Two of GROW's slogans—"Greater Responsibilities of Women" and "Genuine Republican Opportunities for Women"—are printed on the pencil.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
  • Inscription (along body, in paint): REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S GROW PROGRAM
    Inscription (along body, in paint): Greater Responsibilities Of Women
    Inscription (along body, in paint): Genuine Republican Opportunities for Women
    Inscription (along body, in paint): Grass-Roots Organization by Women
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