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Carrie Chapman Catt

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Description: Portrait of Carrie Chapman Catt, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, peace advocate, and first president of the League of Women Voters.
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James Sisters

Date: 1895
Description: Formal oval-framed group portrait of Vida James, Ada James and Beulah James. Ada James (center back) later became active in the Wisconsin Women's Suffrage ...
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Mrs. Henry M. Youmans

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Description: Waist-up portrait of suffragist Theodora Youmans (Mrs. Henry M.).
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Ada James

Date: 1906
Description: Quarter-length portrait of activist Ada James at around 30 years of age.
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Carrie Chapman Catt

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of suffragist Carrie Lane Chapman Catt.
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Clara Bewick Colby

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Description: Studio portrait of young Clara Bewick Colby wearing a cross necklace.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Description: Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, leader of the first generation of women's rights activists.
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Clara Bewick Colby and Relatives

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Description: Portrait of five women identified as Aunt Clara Bewick Colby, Aunt Mary White, Bessie, Dara, and Esther.
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Ada L. James

Date: 1911
Description: Portrait of Ada L. James, who was the first president of the Political Equality League, and a lifelong crusader for social justice causes.
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Jane Addams

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as the American Ci...
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Carrie Lane

Date: 1883
Description: Quarter-length vignetted studio portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt when she was still single and a teacher in Mason City, Iowa.

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