Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Louisa W. Kelly, 11 December 1917
Item
- Title
- Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Louisa W. Kelly, 11 December 1917
- 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. This letter in particular was sent from Dora to her mother, Louisa, and describes a fundraising campaign to pay for one of NWP's lawyers, and lobbying Democratic members of congress to speak with President Woodrow Wilson.
- Identifier
- 16944
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Lewis, Dora Kelly, 1862-
- Date Created
- 1917-12-11
- Format
- Manuscript
- Is Part Of
- Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence (2137)
- Spatial Coverage
- Washington (D.C.)
- 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 | Washington (D.C.)
- Extent
- 4 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
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- Item sets
- Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence
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