{"id":1212,"date":"2017-02-16T17:36:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2017-03-07T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T16:31:22","slug":"mrs-tip-top-cotnam-cotnam-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/mrs-tip-top-cotnam-cotnam-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Tip Top Cotnam (Cotnam-3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of all Cotnam\u2019s abilities, her strength as a persuasive and passionate speaker spread her fame nationwide. The Woman Citizen remarked that the \u201cT. T.\u201d in Mrs. T. T. Cotnam stood for \u201cTip Top\u201d because, \u201cShe is always being chosen to top off some brilliant speeches.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Noon-day talk on suffrage by Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, St. Louis, MO. courtesy St. Louis Republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of her first important speeches was on February 5, 1915, when she became the first woman to address the Arkansas General Assembly. Cotnam also addressed the first National Convention of the League of Women Voters with her speech \u201cAll\u2019s Well That Ends Well,\u201d and she topped off the Victory Suffrage Convention in Chicago in 1920.<\/p>\n

Recognizing her intellect and silver tongue, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) sent her on a debate tour from 1915-1919 to advocate for women\u2019s suffrage in 18 states, including Maine, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida. Cotnam found the steps of state houses and the tops of automobiles to be perfect podiums.<\/p>\n

\"Speaking<\/a>
Speaking from the steps of city hall, St. Louis, MO, March 24, 1919. courtesy St. Louis Post Dispatch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
Victory Convention Invitation, February 12-18, 1920. courtesy UA Little Rock CAHC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Of all Cotnam\u2019s abilities, her strength as a persuasive and passionate speaker spread her fame nationwide. The Woman Citizen remarked that the \u201cT. T.\u201d in Mrs. T. T. Cotnam stood for \u201cTip Top\u201d because, \u201cShe is always being chosen to…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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