Wiley, Anna Kelton, 1877-1964
Variant namesConsumers' rights reformer, feminist, and club woman of Washington, D.C.
From the description of Papers of Anna Kelton Wiley, 1798-1964 (bulk 1925-1960). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063964
A member of many Washington, D.C., clubs, ranging from the Daughters of the American Revolution to the Consumers' League, Wiley spent five days in jail for picketing the White House in 1917 for women's suffrage. She was chairman of the National Woman's Party (1930-1932 and 1940-1942), editor of its Equal Rights (1940-1945), and a lobbyist on behalf of many of the organizations with which she was involved.
From the description of Papers, 1893-1962 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006888
Biographical Note
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1877, Mar. 8:
Born, Oakland, Calif. -
1885:
Moved to Washington, D.C. -
1897:
B.S., Columbian College, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. -
1898:
Employed by Department of Agriculture -
1900:
Employed by Copyright Office, Library of Congress -
1907 -1911 :President, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Suffrage Club -
1911 -1912 :President, Consumer's League -
1911:
Married Harvey Washington Wiley (died 1930) -
1912 -1913 :Member, D.C. Federation of Women's Clubs, Washington, D.C. -
1912 -1914 :President, Housekeeper's Alliance -
1917:
Charter member, Kalorama Citizen's Association, Washington, D.C. -
1917:
Arrested while picketing White House on behalf of women's suffrage -
1919 -1921 :Campaigned for Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution -
1930:
Chairman, National Woman's Party -
1930 -1935 :First recording secretary, Washington Mental Hygiene Association, Washington, D.C. -
1932 -1935 :President, D.C. Federation of Women's Clubs, Washington, D.C. -
1933:
President, American Pure Food League -
1935 -1938 :Director, D.C. Federation of Women's Clubs, Washington, D.C. -
1936 -1970 :President, Women's City Club, Washington, D.C. -
1936 -1963 :Member, Executive Board, Washington Criminal Justice Association -
1936 -1970 :President, Kalorama Citizen's Association, Washington, D.C. -
1938 -1940 :Chairman, Indian Welfare, General Federation of Women's Clubs -
1940 -1942 :Chairman, National Woman's Party -
1952 -1954 :President, Woman's City Club, Washington, D.C. -
1954 -1962 :Chaplain, D.C. Federation of Citizens' Associations, Washington, D.C. -
1956 -1958 :Consultant on legislation, General Federation of Women's Clubs -
1964:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Anna Kelton Wiley Papers, 1798-1964, (bulk 1925-1960), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Papers of Jane Norman Smith, 1913-1953 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Collection, 1921-1961 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Babcock, Caroline L. (Caroline Lexow), b. 1882. Papers of Caroline Lexow Babcock and Olive E. Hurlburt, 1906-1961 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Kitchelt, Florence Ledyard Cross, 1874-1961. Papers, 1885-1961 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Anna Kelton Wiley Papers, 1798-1964, (bulk 1925-1960) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1923-1964, 1945-1946 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Anita Pollitzer papers, 1923-1964, 1945-1946 (bulk). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Doris Stevens, 1884-1983 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Papers, 1938-1959 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Doris Stevens, 1884-1983 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Berrien, Laura M. Papers, 1944-1948 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Wiley, Anna Kelton, 1877-1964. Papers, 1893-1962 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1906-1961 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1938(1942-1947) 1959 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of of Alma Lutz,1921-1961 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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