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International Congress of Women Ribbon

International Congress of Women Ribbon

Title

International Congress of Women Ribbon

Description

Blue rectangular ribbon with a 'V' cut out of the bottom of the ribbon, with "International Congress of Women" "Called by the National Council of Women of the United States" "July 16-22 1933 Chicago". The top of the ribbon has a gold name plate with no paper insert. The ribbon is from the International Congress of Women for Civil Rights, which was held July 16-22, 1933, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois.
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was a suffragist, early feminist, political activist, and Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) alumna (1880). She was president (1900-1904 and 1915-1920) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She also formed and was president (1904-1923) of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. In 1920, she helped found the League of Women Voters.
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Creator

International Congress of Women

Source

RS 21/7/3

Date

1933
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21-07-003.Catt.2002-R001.020.tif

Rights

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/services/photfees.html

Relation

Carrie Chapman Catt Papers, 1878-ongoing; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/21-7-3.html

Format

Badges; 5.4 x 11.4 cm
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Type

Image

Identifier

21-07-003.Catt.2002-R001.020
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/

Collection