Louise Ward Watkins autograph collection, 1801-1899.

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Louise Ward Watkins autograph collection, 1801-1899.

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Watkins, Louise Ward, 1890-1974

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Louise Whipple Ward Watkins, leader in women's rights, California politics, and Los Angeles organizations, came to California from New York with her family when she was fifteen years old. Louise studied dramatics in New York and law at the University of Southern California, and in 1915 she married Edward Francis Watkins. Mrs. Watkins was active in the cause of woman suffrage, women's clubs, the Japan American Society, and Republican politics. She served on several state commissions, founded the ...