The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V

for the Federal Suffrage Amendment. It is followed by chapters on various suffrage associations; the League of Women Voters; Woman Suffrage in National Presidential Conventions...

As a national convention had not been held in Washington since 1904 the suffragists were pleased to return to that city with the Forty-second in the long list, which was held Ap...

The Forty-sixth annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association had the honor and privilege of holding its sessions in Representatives' Hall at the State C...

The Thirty-eighth annual convention held in Baltimore Feb. 7-13, 1906, was notable in several respects. It had gone into the very heart of conservatism and a larger number of em...

For the first time since it was founded in 1869 the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1918 omitted its annual convention. Suffragists were accustomed to strenuous...

The Forty-seventh annual convention of the association was held Dec. 14-19, 1915, in Washington, the scene of many which had preceded it, with 546 accredited delegates, the larg...

The Forty-ninth National Suffrage Convention, which met in Poli's Theater at Washington Dec. 12-15, 1917, was held under the most difficult conditions that ever had been faced i...

The Forty-fifth annual convention of the National American Suffrage Association met in Washington, November 29-December 5, 1913, in response to the Call of the Official Board.[7...

The association held its Thirty-fourth annual convention, which was especially distinguished by the presence of visitors from other lands, in the First Presbyterian Church, Wash...

The Forty-fourth annual convention, which met in Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, Nov. 21-26, 1912, celebrated three important victories. At the general election in the early...

Until 1905 the national suffrage conventions had never been held further west than Des Moines, Ia. (1897), but this year the innovation was made of going to the Pacific Coast fo...

The first convention in all history to consider the Rights of Women was called by Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and two others to meet July 19, 20, 1848, at Seneca Falls...

The following Declaration of Principles, prepared by Mrs. Catt, Dr. Shaw, Miss Blackwell and Mrs. Harper, was adopted by the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage A...

In 1903 the National American Suffrage Association for the second time took its annual convention to a southern State and held it in New Orleans, March 15-25, in Athenaeum Hall....

The Thirty-sixth annual convention opened the afternoon of Feb. 11, 1904, in National Rifles' Armory Hall, Washington, D. C., and closed the evening of the 17th.[29] There was a...

The Fortieth annual convention, Oct. 15-21, 1908, celebrated a notable event, as it was the 60th anniversary of the first Woman's Rights Convention, that famous gathering of Jul...

The year 1916 marked a turning point in the sixty-year-old struggle for woman suffrage. Large delegations of women had attended the Republican and Democratic National Convention...

The official report of the Fifty-first convention, in 1920, was entitled Victory Convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and First Congress of the League...

The National Woman Suffrage Association formed in New York City May 15, 1869, by pioneers in the movement from nineteen States was the first of the kind in the world. [History o...

The national convention which met in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 19-25, 1911, might well be called a "jubilee" meeting, for it celebrated two of the most important victories yet won f...

The invitation to hold the Forty-first annual convention of the association in Seattle was accepted for two special reasons. The Washington Legislature had submitted a woman suf...

The Thirty-third annual convention opened on the afternoon of May 30, 1901, in the First Baptist Church of Minneapolis, with the new president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, in the...

The response of the women of the United States to the call of their country as it entered the World War was as vigorous and eager as had been that of women of other more deeply...

The six preceding chapters have described at length and in detail the annual conventions of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in order to show that those who took...

The League of Women Voters was first mentioned at the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Washington, D. C., Dec. 12-15, 1917, when its president,...

The courage and patience of the woman suffrage leaders in their long struggle for the ballot is nowhere more strongly evidenced than in their continued appeals to the national p...

On August 1 Mrs. Catt and your chairman called on President Wilson in Washington. He reiterated his belief that woman suffrage should come by State action. We presented the argu...

described in 48 chapters and their reading is recommended to those who insisted that this was the way women should be enfranchised. Fifty-six strenuous campaigns were conducted,...

The History of Woman Suffrage is comprised in six volumes averaging about one thousand pages each, of which the two just finished are the last. While it is primarily a history o...

Mrs. Catt calls Executive Council of One Hundred to Washington--It sends letter to President Wilson offering services of National American Association--Organizes four department...

century, always in Washington, D.C., until 1895, after which date they were taken in alternate years to other cities, meeting in the national capital during the first session of...

year after year. The intention at first was to create a fund and use only the interest but immediate demands were so urgent that the money subscribed was appropriated as needed...

[140] As soon as the certificate was despatched Mrs. Catt left Nashville, where she had been for six weeks, accompanied by Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice-chairman of the Nation...

Convention returns to Washington after six years--President Taft makes speech of welcome--Delegates show displeasure--Exchange of letters between national officers and the Presi...

The convention held in Baltimore one of the most notable--Miss Anthony, Julia Ward Howe and Clara Barton on the platform--Welcome by Governor Warfield and Collector of the Port...

Three victories celebrated at convention in Philadelphia, suffrage gained in Oregon, Arizona and Kansas--Welcomed by Mayor Blankenburg--Rally in Independence Square--Reports sho...

Letter of greeting to the convention in Washington from Mrs. Florence Fenwick Miller, suffrage leader in Great Britain--Delegates appointed to International Alliance meeting in...

Celebrates 40th anniversary in Buffalo--Emily Howland on Spirit of '48--Kate Gordon describes interview with President Roosevelt--Widespread work of national headquarters--Progr...

Meeting in Washington, D.C., of committee to form an International Woman Suffrage Alliance--Greeting of Clara Barton to foreign delegates--Letters from Norway and Germany--Respo...

Convention opened in Washington Sunday afternoon with mass meeting--Women's trade unions represented by speakers--Victories in Illinois and Alaska--Dr. Shaw's account of Democra...

Convention met in House of Representatives at Nashville, welcomed by Mayor Howse--Dr. Shaw eulogizes Southern women--Governor Hooper welcomes to State--Anne Martin tells of vict...

Very successful meeting in New Orleans--Description of _Picayune_--Ovation to Miss Anthony and Mrs. Caroline E. Merrick--Dr. Shaw's response--Mrs. Catt's president's address--_T...

Convention in Louisville, Ky., celebrates victories in Washington and California--Welcomed by Laura Clay--Mr. Braly tells of California campaign--Mary Ware Dennett, new correspo...

Convention of 1918 first ever omitted--War conditions--Many suffrage gains--Jubilee Convention in St. Louis in 1919--Mrs. Catt calls for League of Women Voters--Mrs. Shuler's se...

The convention in Portland, Ore., first held in the West--Enthusiastic welcome and great hospitality--Miss Anthony speaks of her visit in 1871--Speech of Jefferson Myers, presid...

Great meeting in Atlantic City--President Wilson attends and announces his allegiance--His address--Dr. Shaw responds--Mrs. Catt on State campaigns--Shall association work for F...

Annual meeting held in Seattle--Delightful journey across continent--Reception in Spokane--Mrs. Villard tells of opening of Northern Pacific R. R.--Welcomed to Seattle by Mayor-...

Work of the National American Woman Suffrage Association for an amendment to the Federal Constitution, to State constitutions and for other reforms--Annual convention in Minneap...

Convention in Washington under war conditions--Distinguished reception committee--Delegates interview their Congressmen; Association pledges loyalty to Government; its officers...

At the convention in Washington defeats and victories to consider--First vote in House on Federal Amendment--President Wilson receives delegates--All reports show progress--Dr....

Bishop Fallows welcomes convention to Chicago--Professor Breckinridge on Municipal Housekeeping--Florence Kelley on same--Mary McDowell, Anna Nicholes and others on Workingwomen...

Call to convention in Chicago the last--Mrs. Catt's Jubilee speech--Executive Council's recommendations--Mrs. Shuler's, secretary's report of year's gains and losses, work in so...

The "war amendments" discriminate against women--National Association formed for Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment--Women vote under the 14th--Supreme Court decides against them-...

Formed in St. Louis--Mrs. Catt outlines its work--Its eight departments presented--Perfected and officers elected at Chicago--Reports from department chairmen--Laws for women de...