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Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
editThe first meeting took place in1869. It was dismantled in 1921, a year after woman's suffrage was nationally established.
Main figure
editKatharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (mother of the famous actress Katharine Hepburn who won 4 Academy Awards. She was heavily criticized for wearing slacks, never wearing makeup, never posing. She was called the "box office poison" despite her being an influential figure in old Hollywood) is an American feminist, social reformer and leader of the suffrage movement in the US. Her responsibilities ranged from recruiting qualified women, to event planning in which men were invited to learn and comprehend [1]. Most importantly, she is one of the founders of the organization that is now known as Planned Parenthood, altered the 19th amendment and was asked by the democratic party to run for US senate [2]. Although her husband was supportive of her involvement in women's rights, he did not approve of her carving a political career for herself and so she had to decline that offer [3].
Main event
editA parade was organized on May 2nd 1914. A letter exchange between Hepburn and other members of the association indicated a dress code: small white code, white dress, low heeled black boots. According to Hepburn, the men that were invited behaved indifferently.
Hepburn mentioned in one of her letters: "the privilege to see the actual and final realization of hopes to which we have devoted our lives". In this quote, Hepburn is referring to the privilege of experiencing the outcome of their hard work. However, timing was not the only kind of privilege at play. Geographical location, socioeconomic background and most importantly race are other forms of privileges that allowed the suffragettes to benefit from the new law. This relates to the concept of genealogy in terms of the relationship between one's belonging and one's feminism, along with the the concept of transnationalism as Woman's Suffrage in Lebanon, for example, was a byproduct of the Lebanese diaspora that experienced woman's suffrage in the US.
- ^ Katherine Hepburn – The Lear Center, Connecticut College, Connecticut Woman’s Suffrage Association, New London, Connecticut.
- ^ Jenkins, Jessica (2017). "Katharine Houghton Hepburn, A Woman Before Her Time". Connecticut History.
- ^ Nichols, Carole (April 2014). "Katherine Martha Houghton Hepburn". American National Biography Online.