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CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT
(1859 - 1947)
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGIST
  
Istanbul, Turkey - April 17, 1935
12th Congress of The Women's International Alliance at Yildiz Palace
Seneca Falls, New York - July 19, 1948 - Women's Progress Centennial
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt and Lucretia Mott
Carrie Chapman Catt and Mary Garrett (Molly) Hay were both active in the Women's Suffrage movement
Carrie served as president of the National American Women's Suffrage Association, and was the
founder of the Leaque of Women Voters. She and her life partner Molly worked as a team;
they were instrumental in obtaining legislation for the women's right to vote.
Carrie Chapman Catt and Molly Hay are buried together at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.
Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983
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