Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920

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Sewall was an educator, co-founder of the Girls' Classical School of Indiana, writer, lecturer, reformer, and pacifist. She was president of the National Council of Women of the United States, 1897-1899; president of the International Council of Women, 1899-1904; Chair of the Committee for Peace and Arbitration, 1904; Chair of the Executive Committee of the Women's Suffrage Association, 1882-1890; and co-founder of the Indianapolis Equal Suffrage Society, 1878. For more biographical information see Notable American Women, 1607-1950.

From the description of Scrapbooks, 1877-1907. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 37364572
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creatorOf Severance, Caroline M. Seymour (Caroline Maria Seymour), 1820-1914. Papers of Caroline Maria Seymour Severance, 1830-1980 (bulk) 1860-1914. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Severance, Caroline M. Seymour (Caroline Maria Seymour), 1820-1914. Papers, 1830-1980 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department
creatorOf Holt, Frederick Holford, 1867-1929. Frederick and Lillian Holt Peace Expedition papers, 1915-1917. University of Michigan
referencedIn Howe, Will David, 1873-1946. Irvington Athenaeum collection, 1900-1906. Butler University Libraries
referencedIn Indianapolis Propylaeum. Records, 1888-1997. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Brown, Olympia, 1835-1926. Papers, ca. 1849-1963 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn International Council of Women Records MS 352., 1888-1959 Sophia Smith Collection
referencedIn Hale, Hester Anne. May Wright Sewall, Avowed Feminist, 1992. Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920. May Wright Sewall : artist file. Indianapolis Museum of Art Library
referencedIn Strickland, Edward F. Autograph collection, 1780-1918 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Harbert, Elizabeth Boynton, b. 1845. Papers of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, 1863-1925. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn International Council of Women. Records, 1888-1959. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Adelaide Johnson Papers, 1873-1947 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Savage" to "Sullemand". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920. Scrapbooks, 1877-1907. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper Papers, 1813-1921 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Barrows family papers, 1861-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cooper, Sarah Brown Ingersoll, 1836-1896. Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper papers, 1813-1921. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Brown, Olympia, 1835-1926. Papers, ca. 1849-1963 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Colby, Clara Bewick, 1846-1916. Papers, 1821-1985. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Strickland, Edward F., 1820-1907. Autograph collection, 1780-1918 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn National Council of Women of the United States Records, 1888-1976 (Bulk: 1950-1965) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Woman's Peace Party. Collected records, 1914-1920. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf National Council of Women of the United States Records, 1888-1976 (Bulk: 1950-1965) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Clarke, Grace Julian, 1865-1938. Grace Julian Clarke papers, 1845-1938 (bulk 1901-1933). Indiana State Library - ISL
referencedIn National Woman Suffrage Association for Indiana. Records, 1887-1893. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Stewart, Isaac Newton, 1838-1915. Isaac N. Stewart and Mary E. Stewart papers, 1828-1928. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section. Records, 1920-1999. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Indianapolis Woman's Club. Indianapolis Woman's Club records, 1875-2007. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Forsyth, William, 1854-1935. Papers, 1863-1985 (bulk 1880-1935) Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn International Conference of Women Workers to Promote Permanent Peace (1915 : San Francisco). Collection, 1915. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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