Carrie Chapman Catt Papers

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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was an internationally recognized suffragist, feminist, and political activist. This collection contains six of Catt’s personal photograph albums, circa 1840 to 1940. The albums contain approximately 815 photographs related to the women's suffrage movement, including portraits and records of parades, demonstrations, conferences, and other events. The albums cover both the American and international suffrage movements. Notable figures depicted include: Louisa May Alcott, Dr. Josephine Baker, Carrie Chapman Catt, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Woodrow Wilson.

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Tennessee Senate passing the suffrage ratification
Title:
Tennessee Senate passing the suffrage ratification
Description:
(a) Tennessee Senate passing the Suffrage Ratification, making the 19th Amendment to the Constitution operative. Suffragists and Anti-suffragists in gallery. (b) Ratification by Thirty-sixth State. Right: Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, signing the Suffrage Amendment, August 24th, 1920.
Date:
1920-08-24
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Title:
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Description:
(a) Interior, Headquarters of Congressional Committee National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1420 F. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Foreground, at desk Mrs. Glenna S. Tennin, Chairman, Pageant Committee and Miss Hazel MacKaye Vice Chairman. At Right Mrs. O.G. Steranson, left, Mrs. H. Gardner, Extreme left, Mrs. Street of Australia. (b) Portrait of Helen H. Gardner. (c) A "Float."
Date:
1910
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffrage leaders in Washington, D.C.
Title:
Suffrage leaders in Washington, D.C.
Description:
(a) Mrs. Helen Gardner. (b) Suffrage leaders in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Leonard Alexander, Hemingway, MacKaye, Hill, Tinnin, Gardner, Paul, Kent and Stone. (c) Mrs. Kate W. Barrett. (d) Miss Emma M. Gillett. of Washington D.C. Nat. Treasurer. (e) Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Washington, D.C. (f) Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt, suffrage leader, D.C. (g) Mrs. Ellen P. Thompson, President District of Columbia.
Date:
1910
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
National American Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Title:
National American Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Description:
(a) Mrs. George Fort Milton, President Tenn. Woman Suffrage Association (b) Mrs. R.A. Henry, Nashville, Tenn. (c) Mrs. Lige Meriwether, President Tenn. (d) Women seated in an automobile decorated with flowes. (e) One form of advertising for meetings. Child holding a sign that says "Votes for women, tonight, admission free."
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffragist portraits
Title:
Suffragist portraits
Description:
(a) Mrs. J. N. Hartshough. The first woman who served on a petit jury. (b) Mrs. Stephen Boyd, the first woman in the world to receive a jury summons. (c) Mrs. Sarah W. Pease, the first woman who served on a grand jury.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International suffrage
Title:
International suffrage
Description:
(a) Senora de Veyas, leader Woman Suffrage Association Philippines. (b) Chinese orator and war-worker (c) Mrs. Gauntlett often went on missions to foreign countries to represent the women of Japan. Her husband was English and taught music in Tokyo schools. (d) Egyptian delegate to Geneva Congress. (e) Mrs. Zata and daughter were India's delegates to Congress in Amsterdam and to London.
Date:
1924
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Women in the Philippines
Title:
Women in the Philippines
Description:
(a) Philippino School for Girls, Manila, Philippine Islands, 1912 (b) Girls School, 1912. (c) Typical Philippino costume.
Date:
1912
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffrage in Great Britain
Title:
Suffrage in Great Britain
Description:
(a) Mrs. Despard. President British Women's Freedom League (b) Lady Astor and Mrs. Catt. Nancy Astor was first woman member Parliament in Great Britain. (c) Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, Vice-President Woman's Social and Political Union of Great Britain.
Date:
1890
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffrage in London
Title:
Suffrage in London
Description:
Clipping from the New York Herald Tribune, Sunday, February 7, 1932. "British Petitions for Peace to the Geneva Conference." The Women's International League in England packed off to Geneva these cases containing 2, 000, 000 signatures pleading for world disarmament. The cases were sent from Victoria Station, London.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Lady Astor, the first woman in Parliament
Title:
Lady Astor, the first woman in Parliament
Description:
(a) Lady Astor, first woman to sit in the House of Commons in Great Britain. Photo shows her addressing crowd at Plymouth. (b) Lady Astor after election, addressing crowd from Town Hall.
Date:
1920
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Mrs. Cobden Sanderson
Title:
Mrs. Cobden Sanderson
Description:
(a) Mrs. Cobden Sanderson, of London, leader in British Equal Rights movement. (b) Mrs. Cobden Sanderson, speaking to small-town audience in England.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst
Title:
Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst
Description:
(a) Mrs. Pankhurst, Leader of British "Militant suffragists" making a visit to the United States. (b) Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst, of London.
Date:
1910
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International Woman Suffrage Alliance Congress, Budapest
Title:
International Woman Suffrage Alliance Congress, Budapest
Description:
(a) Delegates to International Woman Suffrage Alliance Congress, Budapest, 1913. (b) One of the Delegations to International Woman Suffrage Alliance Congress, 1913.
Date:
1913
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffrage meeting in Shanghai
Title:
Suffrage meeting in Shanghai
Description:
Suffrage meeting in Shanghai, 1912. Held in honor of Mrs. Catt and Dr. Jacobs.
Date:
1912
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
First Chinese Legislature, Canton
Title:
First Chinese Legislature, Canton
Description:
First Chinese Legislature, Canton, 1912.
Date:
1912
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International suffragists
Title:
International suffragists
Description:
(a) Dr. Tomo Inouye, of Japan, Delegate I. Md. Conf. N.Y. 1918 (b) A Japanese doctor, attending conference in N.Y., 1918. (c) Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Sheng, Chinese leaders and orators.
Date:
1918
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International suffragists
Title:
International suffragists
Description:
(a) Mrs. Pederson Dan, of Denmark, designer of International Woman Suffrage Alliance badge. (b) Ellen Key, 1885 (c) Mms. Rama Ran, of India and Ai Rawa Kudies, President Woman Suffrage Union of Japan. (d) First Woman in Dutch Parliament (possibly Susanna Groeneweg) (e) Mms. Forchammer, Mme. Wicksell, of Sweden, Dr. Boitnevie, of Norway, the first women to be appointed to committee service of the League of Nations. (f) Mrs. Ellen Key, famous author.
Date:
1885 - 1915
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International suffragists
Title:
International suffragists
Description:
(a) Mme. Schwimmer, Budapest. (b) Budapest Conference International Woman Suffrage Alliance, June 15, 1913. (c) Rosika Schwimmer. (d) Three photographs of Mme. Rosika Schwimmer, chairman of Organization Budapest Congress June 15, 1913.
Date:
1913
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International suffragists
Title:
International suffragists
Description:
(a) Official Board, International Suffrage Alliance. Elected at Budapest Conference, 1913. Standing, Mrs. Stanley McCormick, USA. Mrs. M.G. Faucett, Gr.B. Mrs. A. S. Coit, Gr.B. Mrs. A. Lindeman, Ger. Miss A. Furnplyelun, Finland. Miss S. Bergman, Sweden. Mme. R. Schwimmer, Hungary. Seated, Mrs. Faucett, Gr B. Mrs. Catt, U.S.A. Mme Schlumbergm. France. (b) Board of International Suffrage Alliance, 1906-1913.
Date:
1913
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
International suffragists
Title:
International suffragists
Description:
a) Entrance of delegates, Budapest, 1913. (b) Board elected Budapest, 1913.
Date:
1913
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers

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