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The Convention of Disfranchised Women took place in Carnegie Hall on October 29, 1909 and was sponsored by the Interurban Suffrage Council (ISC).[1][2] The ISC was a group created by Carrie Chapman Catt and made up of smaller suffrage organizations in New York City.[3]
Local women's suffrage groups sent 804 delegates to attend.[4] Mrs. Clarence Mackay presented the conference platform, which was adopted at the convention. Her platform included the assertion that men and women were equal, that it was natural for men and women to cooperate, that laws have tended to restrict women's access to education and full independence, and that it was unlawful to tax women when they had no voice in government.[1]
The conference called for Catt to act as the chairperson for a new party, first called the Woman's Party, and later the Woman Suffrage Party.[5][6] Overall, the conference was "conservative" in tone, rather than "militant," according to the News-Palladium.[5] This was in contrast to the "pankhurst meeting," which was seen as militant, according to the The Los Angeles Times.[7]
References
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edit- ^ a b The Public 1909, p. 1065.
- ^ Flexner, Eleanor (1971). "Catt". In James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (eds.). Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 2. Belknap Press. p. 311. ISBN 9780674627345.
- ^ Flexner 1971, p. 311. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFFlexner1971 (help)
- ^ Schaffer 1962, p. 270.
- ^ a b "Suffragists Party a Reality". The News-Palladium. 30 October 1909. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Endres 1996, p. 454.
- ^ "Women Form A Party Of Their Very Own". The Los Angeles Times. 30 October 1909. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources
edit- Endres, Kathleen (1996). "The Woman Voter". In Endres, Kathleen L.; Lueck, Therese L. (eds.). Women's Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313286322.
- Flexner, Eleanor (1971). "Catt, Carrie Clinton Lane Chapman". In James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (eds.). Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674627345.
- Schaffer, Ronald (July 1962). "The New York City Woman Suffrage Party, 1909-1919". New York State Historical Association. 43 (3): 269–287. JSTOR 23153512. Retrieved 12 March 2016 – via JSTOR.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - Post, Louis Freeland; Alice (Thatcher) Post, Mrs; Cooley, Stoughton (5 November 1909). "Woman Suffrage". The Public. 12. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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