Carter, Jeannette, 1886-1964
Biographical notes:
Washington lawyer active in Republican politics and advocate of women's rights.
From the description of Jeannette Carter collection, 1927-1964. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941066
Miss Jeannette Carter resided in Washington, D.C. most of her career. She was very active in politics, particularly in relation to the Republican party. She was founder and President of the National Political Study Club; and served as first editor and manager of the Women's Voice, a national women's magazine published in the interest of the Republican policies. Miss Carter was also active in women's rights, campaigning avidly for women's suffrage. In 1918 she served as President of the Woman's Wage Earner's Association.
Miss Carter's brother, William Justin was also very active in politics and labor. Attorney Carter, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was one of the organizers of the Niagara Movement; and was chairman of the Commission to Rewrite the State Workmen's Compensation Act in Pennsylvania.
From the guide to the Jeannette Carter Collection, 1927-1964, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
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Subjects:
- Women's rights
Occupations:
- Afro
- Women political activists
Places:
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
