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Book/Printed Material Transactions of the National Council of Women of the United States : assembled in Washington, D.C., February 22 to 25, 1891

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About this Item

Title

  • Transactions of the National Council of Women of the United States : assembled in Washington, D.C., February 22 to 25, 1891

Summary

  • The National Council of Women of the United States was founded in 1888 by Susan B. Anthony at the suggestion of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It was an organization composed of national organizations and affiliated associations all pledged to working for issues concerning women, among them, the right to vote. The organization met triennially at first, later biennially.

Names

  • National Council of Women of the United States. Meeting 1891 : Albaugh's Opera House, Washington, D.C.)
  • Avery, Rachel Foster, 1858-1919
  • Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947, former owner
  • National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1891.

Headings

  • -  Women--United States--Societies and clubs

Notes

  • -  "Published by order of the Executive Board of the National Council of Women."
  • -  The meeting held in 1891 was the first of the triennial sessions held by the Council. Reports of later meetings are included in its "Report."
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, and on microfilm (Microfilm 30262 HQ).

Medium

  • 1 p.l., 5-372 p. : ports. ; 14 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HQ1403 .N3 1891
  • Microfilm 30262 HQ
  • JK1881 .N357 sec. I, no. 130 24 cm. Bookplate of Carrie Chapman Catt inside front cover. Gift of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Nov. 1, 1938.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 15008748

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

National Council Of Women Of The United States Meeting 1891: Albaugh'S Opera House, Washington, D.C.), Rachel Foster Avery, Carrie Chapman Catt, and National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. Transactions of the National Council of Women of the United States: assembled in Washington, D.C., February 22 to 25. Philadelphia: Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1891. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/15008748/.

APA citation style:

National Council Of Women Of The United States Meeting 1891: Albaugh'S Opera House, W., Avery, R. F., Catt, C. C. & National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. (1891) Transactions of the National Council of Women of the United States: assembled in Washington, D.C., February 22 to 25. Philadelphia: Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/15008748/.

MLA citation style:

National Council Of Women Of The United States Meeting 1891: Albaugh'S Opera House, Washington, D.C.), et al. Transactions of the National Council of Women of the United States: assembled in Washington, D.C., February 22 to 25. Philadelphia: Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1891. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/15008748/>.