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The National American Woman Suffrage Association Formed in 1890, NAWSA was the result of a merger between two rival factions--the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA), led by Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, and Julia Ward Howe. These opposing groups were organized in the late 1860s, partly as the result of a disagreement over strategy. NWSA…

Carrie Chapman Catt [Carrie Chapman Catt, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, on telephone] from the Prints and Photographs Division: Key coordinator of the suffrage movement and skillful political strategist, Carrie (Lane) Chapman Catt revitalized the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and played a leading role in its successful campaign to win voting rights for women.

Scrapbook Essay: The Elizabeth Smith Miller and Anne Fitzhugh Miller Scrapbooks The Historical Setting By 1896 there were four "stars" on the woman suffrage flag. Women could vote in four western states--Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The fifth "star," Washington, was not secured until 1910.

Collection National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection