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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Portraits of suffrage leaders
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Portraits of suffrage leaders
Description:
(a) May Wright Sewall. Head of Girl's Classical School of Indianapolis and representative of the N.Woman Suffrage Association in the merger with A.Woman Suffrage Association into the National American Woman Suffrage Association (b) Dr. Belva Lockwood. Lawyer, Candidate for President U.S.A. (c) Jane H. Spoffard, Treasurer of N.Woman Suffrage Association She became the first Treasurer Of National American Woman Suffrage Association Her husband was proprietor of the Riggs House, for many years Headquarters for Suffragists. (d) Lellie Devereux Blake, suffrage leader in New York City, President Of New York State W.S. Association.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Women working during World War I
Title:
Women working during World War I
Description:
(a) Ladies of the nobility of Petrograd hard at work at one of the "dpots" making bandages and respirators for the troops at the front. First World War, 9/7/1917. (b) Scene outside of a creche at one of the convents where the women of Russia are caring for orphans who have lost their parents in the war.
Date:
1917-09-07
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffrage leaders
Title:
Suffrage leaders
Description:
(a) Portrait of Frances Wright, editor of the "Free Inquirer" in New York, 1828. The first periodical in U.S.A. established for fearless, unbiased inquiry on all subjects. (b) Mrs. Marcus Spring, Mrs. C.M. Severance, and Susan B. Anthony. (c) Portrait of Ernestine L. Rose. Daughter of a rabbi who was exiled from Poland. She circulated the first petition among women asking the Albany legislature to grant married women the right to control their own property. She secured eleven signatures. (d) Portrait of Rhoda Palmer who attended 1848 W.R. Con. and lived to vote in 1920 election at age of 102.
Date:
1850
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffrage leaders
Title:
Suffrage leaders
Description:
(a) Portrait of Maria Mitchell, Professor of Astronomy at Vassar. Born 1818 -1865. (b) Portrait of Mrs. Mary R. Pell, in 1878. (c) Portrait of Mrs. Hanford in old age. (d) Portrait of Mary Hollowell, reformer and friend of Susan B. Anthony. (e) Portrait of Phebe A. Hanford, an early clergyman.
Date:
1875
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Maud Wood Park
Title:
Maud Wood Park
Description:
Maud Wood Park, of Maine. Chairman of the Federal Ammendment Committee, which triumphantly directed the Congressional Campaign during the last three years. (a) Maud Wood Park, late photograph (b) Maude Wood Park on the Rocks at her home on Maine Coast.
Date:
1915
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Portraits of suffrage leaders
Title:
Portraits of suffrage leaders
Description:
(a) Mrs. Emma Maddox Funck, President Maryland Woman Suffrage Association ( b) Mrs. Mary B. Thomas, President Maryland Woman Suffrage Association (c) Miss Julia Rogers. Cor. Secretary Maryland Woman Suffrage Association (d) Mrs. Frank Ramey, Md. Suffrage leader.
Date:
1915
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Portrait of Mrs. Thomas
Title:
Portrait of Mrs. Thomas
Description:
Mrs. Thomas, President Maryland.
Date:
1910
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Portraits of suffragists
Title:
Portraits of suffragists
Description:
(a) Mrs. Margaret Pearley Woodman (b) Dr. Salome Merritt, President Massachusetts National American Woman Suffrage Association. (c) Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. (d) Miss Alice Stone Blackwell. (e) Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, co-editor of Woman's Journal with Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell (f) Louisa May Alcott.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
New Mexico Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Title:
New Mexico Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Description:
(a) Catharine P. Wallace, President New Mexico Woman Suffrage Association (b) Mrs. Josephus Daniels of North Carolina, Suffrage leader in N.C. and Washington, D.C. (c) Helen Morris Lewis, President North Carolina E. R. Association (d) Catharine P. Wallace, New Mexico.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
National American Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Title:
National American Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Description:
(a) Judge Florence Allen. (b) Florence Allen, Ohio. Maud Wood Park, Maine. (c) Miss Zara Dupont. Cleveland, Ohio. (d) Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. Warren, Ohio. Nat. A. Woman Suffrage Association Treasurer. (e) Mrs. Charles Brooks, Cleveland, Ohio (f) Miss Elizabeth Hauser, Organizer. (g) Rev. Henrietta Moore of Ohio. National Organizer N.A.W.S.
Date:
1910
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffragist portraits
Title:
Suffragist portraits
Description:
(a) Mrs. Virginia Durang Young President Equal Rights Association of South Carolina, Feb. 15 1900 (b) Elnora M. Babcock, Press Committee South Carolina Woman Suffrage Association.
Date:
1900-02-15
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Title:
Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Description:
(a) Mrs. Emma S. Olds, Elyria, Ohio. Vice-President, Woman Suffrage Association (b) Mrs. Caroline McCulloch Everholt. President Ohio Suffrage Association (c) Mrs. Elliott Pendelton, President Ohio. Woman Suffrage Party.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Suffragist portraits
Title:
Suffragist portraits
Description:
(a) Miss Belle Sherwin of Cleveland, Ohio, as Chairman of the Cleveland League of Women Voters will welcome the National League at its second annual convention in that city, April 11-16. (b) Mrs. Myron Vorce Speaking. Mrs. Park on Left. (c) Mrs. Hamilton Bill. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Date:
1916
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Oregon Woman Suffrage Association
Title:
Oregon Woman Suffrage Association
Description:
(a) Maggie O. Rhodes, President Oklahoma. (b) Mrs. M. Kelly, President, Portland, Oregon Woman Suffrage Association (c) Mrs. Louisa Southworth, Chairman enrollment, Ohio. (d) Miss Katherine Pierce, Oklahoma. (e) Abigail Dunning, President Oregon Woman Suffrage Association.
Date:
1900
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
Your Girl and Mine
Title:
Your Girl and Mine
Description:
Suffrage Movie, Your Girl and Mine. Dr. Anna Shaw, center.
Date:
1914
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
National American Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Title:
National American Woman Suffrage Association portraits
Description:
(a) Armenia S. White, President New Hampshire Woman Suffrage Association (b) Elizabeth Buffam Chace, President Rhode Island. (c) Elizabeth Upham Yates, President Rhode Island, Woman Suffrage Association (d) Mrs. Robert P. Johnston, Manchester, N.H. (e) Mrs. James W. Algeo, Providence, Rhode Island. (f) Miss Mary Anthony, Rhode Island.
Date:
1900
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 group portrait
Title:
Suffragist group portrait
Description:
Tennessee Anti-Suffragists, Nashville, August, 1920. Also two old suffragists Kate Gordon and Laura Clay. Clipping of poem glued to page.
Date:
1920-08
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers
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
Suffragist publicity
Title:
Suffragist publicity
Description:
(a) Dallas women dramatize the first election after getting the vote in Texas. (b) Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham, Texas. (c) Three octogenarians cast first vote, Texas. 1918 Mesdams Chevalier-89, Gerlad-83, Pace-82. (d) Mrs. Percy Pennybacker, Austin, Texas. (e) Mrs. Annette Finnigan, President S. A. Houston, Texas.
Date:
1918
Collection:
Carrie Chapman Catt Papers

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