Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Louise Lewis, 31 December 1914
Item
- Title
- Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Louise Lewis, 31 December 1914
- Description
- Dora Kelly Lewis was an ardent supporter of women’s suffrage. She was active in the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) before joining the National Woman’s Party (NWP), where she served as chairman of finance, national treasurer, and head of the ratification committee. Her correspondence to family members details her advocacy and experiences while campaigning for women's rights. In this letter Dora writes to her son, Shippen, from Cromwell Hall--a sanatorium in Connecticut.
- Identifier
- 16894
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Lewis, Dora Kelly, 1862-
- Date Created
- 1914-12-31
- Format
- Manuscript
- Is Part Of
- Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence (2137)
- Spatial Coverage
- Crowell (Conn.) | 36 Prospect Hill Rd Cromwell, Connecticut
- Subject
- Lewis, Dora Kelly, 1862- | Correspondence | National Woman's Party | National American Woman Suffrage Association | Women—Suffrage | Women—Suffrage—United States | Women—History—19th century | Women—History—20th century | United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment | Cromwell (Conn.)
- Extent
- 2 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
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- Item sets
- Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence
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