 | The New York Times, September 3, 1916 – Sunday Magazine – Carrie Chapman Catt calls an emergency convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) to determine the strategic direction of the organization and whether it will remain non-partisan. read clipping The New York Times, September 9, 1916 – Front Page – President Wilson pledges his support of suffrage at the NAWSA convention, but the organization remains non-partisan. read clipping The New York Times, September 9, 1916 – Letter to the Editor – The chair of the New York Association of Women Opposed to Suffrage, in a letter to the editor, describes the recent suffrage defeats. In almost two years, since Montana and Nevada gave women the vote in 1914, there has been no further progress for suffrage. read clipping The New York Times, September 10, 1916 – Front Page – NAWSA agrees on a strategy to fight for a Federal Suffrage Amendment, while continuing to fight for suffrage state by state. read clipping The New York Times, September 11, 1916 – The Illinois attorney general clarifies the specifics of partial suffrage, enacted in 1913, for women in Illinois. This will be the first presidential election for the women of the state. Since Chicago, Illinois is the second largest city in the country, a large number of women will be voting for president for the first time. read clipping |  |
