Items

• Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony photograph, 1921
  The Portrait Monument was created by American sculptor Adelaide Johnson on behalf of the National Woman's Party who presented it to the United States government after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. The monument features busts of three prominent suffragists: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. 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.
• National Woman's Party picket-pin photograph, undated
  Many suffragists were imprisoned while demonstrating in Washington D.C. This pin was produced by the National Woman's Party and worn by formerly imprisoned suffragists as 'badges of honor.' 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.
• Mary Carroll Dowell portrait, undated
  Mary Carroll Dowell served as a state officer for the Pennsylvania branch of the National Woman's Party and participated in a series of demonstrations with the NWP. This portrait 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.
• Rebecca D. Ernst portrait, undated
  Rebecca D. Ernst headed the literature department at the Pennsylvania branch of the National Woman's Party. This portrait 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. Katzenstein mentions in her book that Ernst's model for the literature department was adopted by other branches of the NWP.
• Martha Davis portrait, undated
  Martha Davis served as treasurer of the Equal Franchise Society of Pennsylvania and participated in the National Woman's Party. This portrait 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.
• Rachel Foster Avery portrait, undated
  Rachel Foster Avery was a prominent suffragist and served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association and secretary of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This portrait 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 L. Blankensburg portrait, undated
  Lucretia Blankensburg, a member of Philadelphia's Quaker elite, participated in a number of the city's women's clubs and served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. This portrait 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 L. Blankensburg portrait, undated
  Lucretia Blankensburg, a member of Philadelphia's Quaker elite, participated in a number of the city's women's clubs and served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association. This portrait 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.
• Lucy Burns portrait, undated
  Lucy Burns, along with Alice Paul, helped create the National Woman's Party, which spearheaded the women's suffrage campaign until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. This portrait 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.
• Lucy Burns portrait, undated
  Lucy Burns, along with Alice Paul, helped create the National Woman's Party, which spearheaded the women's suffrage campaign until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. This portrait 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.
• Mary E. Bakewell portrait, undated
  Mary E. Bakewell served as the first vice chairman of the Pennsylvania branch of the National Woman's Party. This portrait 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.
• Wilmer Atkinson letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 11 May 1914
  A letter from Wilmer Atkinson, editor at the Farm Journal, to Caroline Katzenstein relating to a 1914 suffrage demonstration in Philadelphia.
• Caroline Katzenstein letter to Floyd W. Tomkins, 7 May 1914
  In this letter Caroline Katzenstein transmits a series of arguments in support of woman's suffrage to Reverend Floyd W. Tomkins, an Episcopal American deacon and rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia. Based on an adjoining letter from Violet Birdsall, Tomkins seemed to be wary that woman's suffrage would tilt the balance of power among American churches in favor of the Mormon Church.
• Eleanor Harvey Wood letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 27 April 1914
  Eleanor Harvey Wood, a chairman of the Woman Suffrage Demonstration Committee, sent this letter to Caroline Katzenstein inviting her to a Committee meeting.
• Caroline Katzenstein letter to members of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, 1 August 1912
  A letter that Caroline Katzenstein sent to Pennsylvania suffrage organizations urging them to join the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association and, by extension, the National Woman Suffrage Association. She argues that a show of unity at the 1912 state and national suffrage conventions in Philadelphia would further promote their cause at a 1913 hearing before Congress.
• John Stewart Mill dedication from On Liberty
  A handwritten copy of the dedication in John Stewart Mill's book 'On Liberty.' The copy was prepared for Caroline Katzenstein for potential use in new paper advertising for women's suffrage groups. Mill was an outspoken supporter of women's suffrage.
• Caroline Katzenstein survey to members of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, 15 October 1912
  A letter put out by Caroline Katzenstein, then the corresponding secretary of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, requesting that Association members supply answers to a questionnaire (now missing). The data from the survey was used in the National Woman Suffrage Association's 1912 annual report.
• Anne Martin letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 20 December 1918
  In this letter Anne Martin discusses the possibility of running for United States senate in 1920, at the urging of some leaders of the Republican Party. Martin was the first national chairman of the National Woman's Party, and ran for senate in 1918 and again in 1920.
• Alice Paul letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 24 December 1918
  A letter from Alice Paul in which she describes the lobbying efforts of the National Woman's Party at the New Hampshire state legislature, and, more generally, their efforts in pushing suffrage resolutions through other state legislatures. Other topics of note relate to the organization of demonstrations, and a request to return NWP banners to the Party's headquarters in Washington D.C.
• Alice Paul and Caroline Katzenstein correspondence, 29 October - 30 October 1918
  Correspondence between Alice Paul and Caroline Katzenstein relating to the political ramifications of President Wilson's support for the women's suffrage amendment and his stance on Charles O'Connor Hennessy and David Baird Sr. who were both campaigning for New Jersey senator in the 1918 elections. Hennessy was pro-women's suffrage amendment while Baird was not.
• Lucy W. Hawkins letter to Caroline Katzenstein, undated
  A letter from one of Caroline Katzenstein's early teachers, Lucy W. Hawkins, responding to Katzenstein's request for a letter of recommendation, used perhaps towards her work as an insurance agent.
• Arabel W. Clark letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 4 November 1925
  Arabel W. Clark expresses her thanks to Caroline Katzenstein for editing her write up in the publication 'Pennsylvania Teacher.' Clark was at the time the president of the Pennsylvania State Teacher's League.
• Clifton Maloney letter to A.M. Hopkins, 10 October 1925
  A letter of recommendation written on Caroline Katzenstein's behalf. After working at the Pennsylvania branch of the National Woman's Party, Katzenstein shifted her career to insurance and worked as an insurance agent at various companies in the Philadelphia area. A.M. Hopkins, to which this letter was addressed, was the manager of agencies of the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company.
• Joanna C. Landis and Caroline Katzenstein correspondence, 14 February 1919
  A letter from Joanna C. Landis, treasurer of the Women Teachers of Philadelphia, in which she thanks Caroline Katzenstein for assistance she provided to the organization. The letter enclosed a check for $100. Katzenstein's response is also attached to Landis' letter.
• Mabel Vernon letter to Caroline Katzenstein, 11 November 1919
  In this letter Mabel Vernon, national secretary of the National Woman's Party, gives an update on NWP's efforts to promote the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in Maine.