Carter, Jeannette, 1886-1964

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

• 1886: Born in Harrisburg, PA
• 1908 - 1912 : Attended Howard University Law School
• 1918: Served as President of the Women's Wage Earner's Association
• 1923: Founder and President of the National Political Study Club
• 1939: First editor and manager of the Women's Voice, "a national women's magazine published in the interest of REpublican policies"
• 1964: Died in Washington, D.C.

• 1886 May 28: Born in Richmond, VA
• 1883 - 1884 : Attended Virginia State College
• 1892: Graduated from Howard University Law School
• 1892 - 1894 : Taught school in Annapolis, MD
• 1894 January: Admitted to Dauphin County Bar in Pennsylvania
• 1894 - 1947 : Attorney in Harrisburg, PA holding positions as district attorney, secretary to Lt. Governor E.E. Beidleman, Chairman of the Commission to Rewrite the State Workman's Compensation Act, and a member of legal staff of Unemployment Compensation Bureau
• 1907: One of the organizers of the Niagara Movement
• 1910: Delegate to the Universal Races Congress in London, England
• 1927: Appointed as a member of the Howard University Board of Trustees
• 1946 June: Conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Lawa, Virginia State University
• 1947 March 23: Died in Harrisburg, PA

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)