Carrie

Carrie Chapman Catt

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  • Birthday

    Birthday

    Carrie Lane was born in Ripon, Wisconsin

  • 15th Admendment

    In 1870 the 15th admendment was ratified, it allowed the blacks a right to vote.

  • Graduation

    In 1880 Carrie graduated from Iowa Agucultirul College. She was a teacher in Sigourney, Iowa. She then became the pricipal at a High School in Mason City, Iowa and eventually became Superintendent.
  • NAWSA

    NAWSA

    Catt was elected president of the National American Women Suffragist Association.

  • Resigned

    In 1904 Carrie resigned from the NWSA. She was soon elected to be the president of the IWSA (International Women Suffrage Alliance)

  • Bill passed

    The house and the senate both passed a bill putting and end to women's suffrage.

  • Retired

    Catt retired from president of the IWSA.
  • Protest

    Protest

    Catt collected 10,000 signitures of women to protest the treatment of Jews in Germany.
  • UN

    UN

    The United Nations was established.
  • Death

    Death

    Carrie died on March 9. She was buried at Woodland Cementary, Bronx, New York.