Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton), 1853-1925

Helen Hamilton Gardener was born Alice Chenoweth in 1853 in Winchester, Va. She published numerous lectures, articles, and books during the period 1885-1900 under the name Helen Hamilton Gardener, a name she continued to use both professionally and privately, and later legally adopted. In 1907, HHG settled in Washington, D.C. and took up the suffrage cause. In 1913 she was appointed to the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), becoming vice-chairman six years later; she was elected a vice-president of NAWSA in 1917, and served as its chief liaison with the Woodrow Wilson administration. In 1920, Wilson appointed her to the United States Civil Service Commission, the first woman to occupy so high a federal position. HHG was married twice but had no children; she died in Washington in 1925. For additional biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (Cambridge, Mass., 1971), which includes a list of additional sources. See also small collection (A/G218) in the Schlesinger Library.

From the guide to the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC), (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

Helen Hamilton Gardener was an author, feminist, and suffragist (1920-1925). She was the first woman member of the United States Civil Service Commission. Born Alice Chenoweth, she later legally adopted her nom-de-plume. She willed her brain to Cornell University, where research was in progress to refute the claim of a former United States Surgeon General that the female brain was inferior to that of the male. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Papers, 1890-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007072

From the description of Papers, 1890-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 19332620

Helen Hamilton Gardener was an author, feminist, and suffragist. She was the first woman member of the United States Civil Service Commission(1920-1925). Born Alice Chenoweth, she later legally adopted her pen name. She willed her brain to Cornell University, where research was in progress to refute the claim of a former United States Surgeon General that women's brains are inferior to men's. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1913-1941 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008692

Gardener, a suffragist and reformer was a commissioner in the U.S. Civil Service Commission.

Peck was a mountain climber.

From the description of TLS, 1921 October 26 : Washington, D.C. to Annie S. Peck. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 45145883