Caroline Katzenstein's appeal to the House Judiciary Sub-Committee at a hearing arranged by the National Woman's Party for March 10, 1948

Item

Title

Caroline Katzenstein's appeal to the House Judiciary Sub-Committee at a hearing arranged by the National Woman's Party for March 10, 1948

Description

Caroline Katzenstein, born in 1888, was a leader in the Pennsylvania suffrage movement. She served in official positions for the Equal Franchise Society of Philadelphia, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the National Woman’s Party. After the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, Katzenstein wrote about her experiences in the women's suffrage movement and continued to promote the Equal Rights Amendment until her death in 1968.
This speech, which relates to the Equal Rights Amendment, was delivered by the National Woman's Party at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing in 1948.

Identifier

17308

Type

text

Creator

Katzenstein, Caroline

Date Created

1948-03-10

Format

typescript

Is Part Of

Caroline Katzenstein papers (Am.8996)

Spatial Coverage

Washington (D.C.)

Subject

Katzenstein, Caroline | Philadelphia (Pa.) | Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association | Women—Suffrage | Women—Suffrage—United States | Women—History—19th century | Women—History—20th century | United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment | Equal right amendment

Extent

3 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Caroline Katzenstein papers