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• Audiotape of Charles Shaw's review of Caroline Katzenstein's Lifting the Curtain, 1955
  An audio recording of Charles Shaw's review of Caroline Katzenstein's book, "Lifting the Curtain," which surveys the development of the woman's suffrage movement in the United States. Shaw was a broadcast journalist at WCAU-TV, the CBS affliate in Philadelphia.
• Some of the 168 women who served prison terms for helping in the campaign of the National Woman's part for passage of the Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment, undated
  These pages feature photographs of some of the members of the National Woman's Party who were arrested for picketing in front of the White House. The pages were arranged by Caroline Katzenstein for her book "Lifting the Curtain," which surveys the development of women's suffrage in the United States.
• Group of some of the speakers before the House Judiciary Sub-Committee at a hearing in Washington D.C. on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment now before congress, 10 March 1946
  After the National Woman's Party successfully campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment, it shifted its attention to the Equal Rights Amendment. While the Party helped push to introduce an ERA bill to congress every year from 1921 to 1976, it was typically blocked by special committees. It only made it to the floor of the senate in 1946 when it was defeated by a 38 to 35 vote. This photo is of a group of NWP members, including Caroline Katzenstein, who spoke before the House Judiciary Committee in 1946.
• Philadelphia women taking part in a suffrage parade, undated
  A photograph of Philadelphia suffragists representing states that had granted women suffrage before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Numerous suffrage parades were held in Philadelphia, organized either by the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association or the Pennsylvania branch of the National Woman's Party.
• National Woman's Party works to defeat Democrats in Montana, 1916
  This photograph was taken of members of the National Woman's Party who were sent to various states where women could already vote in order to lobby for a federal suffrage amendment and to oppose the democratic party. Montana had granted women's suffrage in 1914. This page was assembled by Caroline Katzenstein for her book "Lifting the Curtain," which surveys the development of women's suffrage in the United States.
• Watchfire demonstration photograph, 13 January 1919
  This photograph was taken during a National Woman's Party demonstration across from the White House. This particular protest was called the 'Watchfire Demonstration' and was scheduled to coincide with the first day of the Paris Peace Conference--13 January 1919. The NWP held near constant demonstrations in front of the White House, with those participating called the 'Silent Sentinels.'
• A protest demonstration of the National Woman's Party at Lafayette Square, undated
  This photograph was taken during a National Woman's Party demonstration across from the White House in Lafayette Square. The NWP would hold near constant demonstrations in front of the White House, with those participating called the 'Silent Sentinels.'
• Philadelphians at Work at Woman's Party Convention Headquarters, Chicago, June 1916
  This page features a photograph taken at the Woman's Party convention organized by the Congressional Union for Woman Voters and the National Woman's Party. The Chicago convention marked the birth of the NWP. This page was arranged by Caroline Katzenstein for her book, "Lifting the Curtain," which surveys the development of women's suffrage in the United States.
• Wilmer Atkinson and Judge Dimner Beeber portraits, undated
  This page, assembled by Caroline Katzenstein for her book "Lifting the Curtain," features the photographs of Wilmer Atkinson and Dimner Beeber. Atkinson was a Quaker journalist and editor of the Farm Journal, while Beeber was a judge for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
• Dudley Field Malone portrait, undated
  Dudley Field Malone was a prominent attorney, politician, and active supporter of the women's suffrage movement. Malone appealed for the release of members of the National Woman's Party who were imprisoned for picketing before the White House.
• Officers of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, undated
  This page features photographs of the officers of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association--a branch of the National Woman Suffrage Association. The page was arranged by Caroline Katzenstein for her book "Lifting the Curtain," which surveys the development of women's suffrage in the United States.
• Leaders of Pennsylvania Branch, National Woman's Party, undated
  These pages, which feature photographs of the leaders of the Pennsylvania branch of the National Woman's Party, were assembled by Caroline Katzenstein for her book "Lifting the Curtain." Katzenstein's book provides a survey of women's suffrage in the United States and includes details of her own experiences working with the movement.
• Pennsylvania pickets that served prison terms, undated
  These pages feature photographs of some of the Pennsylvania members of the National Woman's Party who were arrested for picketing in front of the White House. The pages were arranged by Caroline Katzenstein for her book "Lifting the Curtain," which surveys the development of women's suffrage in the United States.
• Ellen Winsor and Rebecca Winsor Evans photograph, undated
  The sisters Ellen Winsor and Rebecca Winsor Evans were lifelong social activists. They were active members of the National Woman's Party and were two of the suffragists who were arrested for picketing in front of the White House. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Dr. M. Carey Thomas portrait
  M. Carey Thomas was an American educator, suffragist, linguist, and second President of Bryn Mawr College. She was the founder and president of the National College Equal Suffrage League, and a board member of the Equal Franchise Society of Philadelphia. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Martha Reed Shoemaker portrait, undated
  Martha Reed Shoemaker was a member of the National Woman's Party and was one of the suffragists arrested while picketing in front of the White House. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton portrait, undated
  Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most prominent figures in the early women's rights movement. Stanton, along with Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone, organized and led the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Anna Howard Shaw portrait, circa 1900-1950
  Anna Howard Shaw was a leader of the women's suffrage movement, serving as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Bertha Sapovits portrait postcard
  Bertha Sapovits was a Philadelphia suffragist and orator. She worked for Gimbel’s department store and often spoke about women’s rights on the streets of Philadelphia. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Charlotte L. Peirce and Caroline Katzenstein photograph, 21 May 1921
  Charlotte Woodward Peirce was a lifelong woman's rights activist and one of the signers of the Declaration of Sentiments at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Of the original 68 women who signed the Declaration, Peirce was the only one to see the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. In this photograph, Peirce symbolically hands the trowel used at the dedication of the National Woman's Party headquarters in Washington D.C. to Caroline Katzenstein. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Ella Riegal photograph, undated
  Ella Riegel served as the business manager of the Congressional Union's 'Suffrage Special' and was a key financial supporter of the suffrage movement. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Caroline Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Ellen H.E. Price portrait, undated
  Ellen M.E. Price served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Caroline Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.
• Alice Paul portrait, undated
  Alice Paul was an American feminist, women's rights activist, and the figurehead and main strategist of the 1910s campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Along with Lucy Burns, Paul created the National Woman's Party and helped organize demonstrations, such as the Silent Sentinels, which propelled the suffrage movement to the ratification of the Amendment in 1920. Paul then spent a half century as leader of the NWP, which fought for the Equal Rights Amendment. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Caroline Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the development of the woman's suffrage movement in the United States.
• Lucretia Mott portrait, undated
  Portrait of Quaker abolitionist Lucretia Mott (1793-1880). A resident of Philadelphia, Mott was a prominent abolitionist and promoter of women’s rights, temperance, and peace. In 1833, Mott organized the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society at 107 North 5th Street.
• Mary Churchman Morgan portrait, undated
  Mary Churchman Morgan served as recording secretary of the Pennsylvania Branch of the National Woman's Party. She was married to the Sunday editor of the Philadelphia Record, Mr. George Morgan.