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Carrie Chapman Catt
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Men, Women, and War (New York Society of Ethical Culture) - 1925
January 1, 1925
1925 MEN, WOMEN, AND WAR* By Carrie Chapman Catt When one reads the casual reports of historians about ancient people, usually the historian speaks of them as men. He speaks as if the race were of one sex; he speaks of it as “he.” Consequently we have been trained to think that all the things in the world were brought into it by man. But from the modern investigations of scientists we learn that, on the contrary, women invented all those primitive industries which in later days have grown into […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
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What is the Monroe Doctrine? (Fourth Conference on the Cause and Cure of War) - January 18, 1929
January 18, 1929
Reprinted from the Woman’s Journal, March, 1929. WHAT IS THE MONROE DOCTRINE? We Have Had the Monroe Doctrine for More Than a Century. We know Its Effect, But Who Knows What It Is? This Article Explains Why an Understanding Is Necessary to the World’s Peace Address By Carrie Chapman Catt Fourth Conference on Cause and Cure of War, Washington, D.C., January 1929 The psychology produced in the Western Hemisphere by the Monroe Doctrine, as it is accepted, unquestionably stirs ill instead of good will. In a visit to Latin America […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Opening Address at the Second Conference on the Cause and Cure of War - Dec. 6, 1926
December 6, 1926
OPENING ADDRESS OF MRS. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT AT THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON THE CAUSE AND CURE OF WAR HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ON DECEMBER 6, 1926. It is the custom for the President to give a little opening address in which she shall make a sort of survey of what has happened and what she recommends to be considered by the organization. So it prepared a speech which would be a survey and a recommendation. We have had our report printed, our speeches have been heretofore printed, and the delegates […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Empire State Campaign Committee Report - 1914
January 1, 1914
Empire State Campaign Com. REPORT 1914 At the State Convention of 1913, it was voted to unite with other organizations in the formation of a State Campaign Committee. Several meetings were held in New York City before a definite union was effected. The Empire State Campaign Committee was formed on November 1st, and hence has been at work eleven months. Its labored at the beginning under the disadvantage of having to establish its headquarters, secure help, divide work and set campaign machinery in motion. It decided to emphasize for the […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Findings of the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War - 1925
January 18, 1925
First Conference Cause & Cure of War, 1925 January, 18-25 AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE I have been asked by the Program Committee to state the Aims of the Conference; that is, to tell why we are here and what we expect to achieve. Inquiries at our Headquarters indicate a wide misinformation concerning our intentions, and in order to establish a correct understanding of them, I shall begin with the announcement that the Cooperating organizations have agreed that we shall neither discuss the horrors of war, nor argue whether or not […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Address, State Suffrage Conference, Saratoga - August 30, 1917
August 30, 1917
SPEECH DELIVERED BY MRS. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT AT THE STATE SUFFRAGE CONFERENCE IN SARATOGA. AUGUST 30TH. 1917 Madam Chairman and comrades, I have wondered what I could say to you this afternoon. I wanted to state to the workers, to those of you who are bearing the heat and burden of this campaign. You do not need a plea for suffrage. I know no arguments for it that are not even better for you. I cannot tell you what to do and how to do it for your five thousand […]
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
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Keynote at Women of the World 2016 – March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016
Good afternoon! Wow! Well, first I wanted to say how honored I am to be here. This is a wonderful, wonderful opportunity. I want to thank my new friend for providing this exciting opportunity for us to share some of our aspirations for a truly global, intersectional movement. I wear a lot of hats, and today I'm going to wear two. One is my hat as a feminist critical race theorist. In that hat, I want to talk to you about intersectionality. Over the last couple days, so many people […]
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Looking Forward - March 1919
March 1, 1919
Suffrage Convention March 1919 Article C.C.C. There was a triple significance in the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association held at St. Louis in the last week of March of this year. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of equal suffrage as a working principle of government; the Jubilee of the National Association’s, and the inauguration of a new force in American political life. A half century ago, the legislature of the territory of Wyoming had granted women the same political privileges as the men of […]
Alicia Garza
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UC Berkeley Department of Gender & Women's Studies Keynote Lecture - Oct. 5, 2017
October 5, 2017
Y'all are so sweet. Hey! How's everyone? Okay cool. I'm not gonna lecture. I'm gonna rant for a minute, and then we're gonna talk. Cool? It is an honor, an absolute honor, to be here with you all, and again I want to thank the Women & Gender Studies Department for having me. I want to thank all of the sponsors for putting together this event, and I want to thank all of you for spending your time here with us this evening. The world is a hard place to […]
Patrisse Khan-Cullors
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Distinguished Speaker Lecture - April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018
This address was presented at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. It is such an honor to be here. I'm deeply appreciative of the warm welcome. I don't take it for granted. I appreciate you all coming out on a Friday to hang out with me to talk about the current state of the world and to really strategize together about what the hell we're gonna do. [laughter] We live in a world where black lives don't matter. We live in a world where black people have to be […]