Carrie Chapman Catt
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Recognized as one of the ablest leaders and organizers of the woman suffrage movement, Carrie Chapman Catt brought new life to a faltering National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and designed the campaign which won the federal vote for women.
Early Life
Carrie Lane, the second of three children, was born on January 9, 1859, in Ripon, Wisconsin. Her parents, Maria Clinton and Lucius Lane, originally from the state of New York, had come west to live as farmers. In 1866, lured farther west by the Gold Rush, the family moved to...
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