Informative Timeline

Birth

Carrie Lane was born on January 9th, 1859 in Ripon, Wisconsin.

Post-Graduation

Catt graduated from Iowa Agricultural College and became a teacher in Sigourney, Iowa. From there she went to Mason City, Iowa where she was soon made principal of the high school and later, superintendent.

National American Woman Suffrage Association

Carrie was made finance chairman of the National American Woman Suffrage 
Association. Her first Conference was held in Des Moines, Iowa.

Continued Work

Catt worked on the Kansas Campaign and spoke in all but two of the 105 counties. She also took part in the constitutional convention in New York.

Chairman

Carrie toured four states of the Deep South speaking with Susan B. Anthony. Catt was then named chairman of the organization committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

President

Carrie Chapman Catt was elected President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, succeeding Susan B. Anthony. She was named chairman of the National Bazaar to raise money for Suffrage campaigns.

Going International

Catt resigned from the presidency of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was elected president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. During her years of leadership, the number of nations with suffrage societies increased from 5 to 32.

World Tour

Catt was presented with a silver and ebony gavel to use at the Stockholm Congress by the Woman Suffrage Party. After the Stockholm Congress, she and Dr. Aletta Jacobs of Holland took a trip around the world. They traveled to Sweden, Norway, Africa, Syria, Palestine, India, the East Indies, and the Phillippines. She met kings, potentates, princes, and helped organize woman suffrage groups on this world tour.

Suffrage Passed

The House and the Senate together passed the 19th Amendment. When news reached Catt, she went into action within the hour of ratification. Later, in St. Louis, the NAWSA met and Catt founded the League of Women Voters.

Post War

Catt attended the post-war IWSA Congress at Geneva. She served on the Women's Study Conference to promote peace as well as the League of Nations.

Retiring from the IWSA

Catt lectured at Bryn Nan before retiring as president at the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. She delivered the Commencement Address at ISC.

New York

Carrie Chapman Catt moved to New Rochelle, New York with Alda Wilson, a native of Iowa and an alumnus of ISC.

Rise of Fascism in Germany

Catt collected 10,000 signatures of women to protest the mistreatment of Jews in Germany. She saw Hitler dissolve the German branches of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance.

World's Fair

Carrie Chapman Catt had the honor to speak at the World's Fair in New York.

A Legacy remembered

On March 9th, Carrie Lane Chapman Catt passed away. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.