National American Woman Suffrage Association Records

Description

Founded in 1890 by the merger of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman
Suffrage Association. Records comprising correspondence, a subject file relating chiefly to state and local suffrage organizations and leaders in the movement, scrapbooks prepared by Ida Porter Boyer documenting activities in the women's rights movement (1893-1912), and miscellaneous printed matter

Rights

Cleared

Source

Finding Aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998019.3

Alternative Title

National American Woman Suffrage Association Records

Documents in this collection

Addams offers reasons in support of woman suffrage.

Addams telegrams Blackwell to tell her that an interview was correct and that they should emphasize their agreement with the Congressional Union.

Dennett informs the Executive Board of the results of votes regarding auxiliary memberships, as well as new applications.

Addams discusses plans for a peace meeting, preferring to limit the participation to social workers and economists.

Addams declines Algeo invitation to speak, due to the press of work.

Addams offers her condolences at the death of Madeline Breckinridge.

Hamilton asks Blackwell to publish a manuscript from Margit Slatcha.

Addams tells Catt that she is unsure how Aletta Jacobs can help with the International Congress of Women at this late date.

Addams replies to Catt's questionnaire but discourages Catt from trying to fight the Daughters of the American Revolution's attacks on her and the peace movement.

Addams thanks Catt for her letter about the McLeod resolution but believes that it has come to a showdown.

Addams sends Catt some materials about her interactions with the Daughters of the American Revolution and American Legion.

Addams answers questions about her patriotism and association with communism.

Balch tells Evans that Addams has been slandered by the Daughters of the American Revolution and defends her from attacks on her patriotism.

Skeehan outlines a plan to harness women's power for peace.