Meriden Political Equality Club (Meriden, Conn.)

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Isabella Beecher Hooker proposed formation of the Meriden Political Equality Club on May 24, 1889, at a lecture by Mary Seymour Howell on the "Dawning of the 19th Century." At a meeting on June 3, some thirty men and women organized a club for the "study of political science." Officers were elected and a constitution was drawn up, the primary object of the club being "to procure the right of suffrage for women."

From the description of Records, 1889-1893 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007800

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Connecticut
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Women
Women
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Active 1889

Active 1893

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