Transactions of the National council of women of the United States
Subtitle: assembled in Washington, D.C., February 22 to 25, 1891.
By: Pub. by order of the executive board of the National council of women. Ed. by Rachel Foster Avery, corresponding secretary.
Contributors: Avery, Rachel Foster, 1858-1919.; Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947, former owner.; National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by J.B. Lippincott company
Published: 1891
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Subjects: Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs.
Description: The National Council of Women of the United States was founded in 1888 by Susan B. Anthony at the suggestion of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It was an organization composed of national organizations and affiliated associations all pledged to working for issues concerning women, among them, the right to vote. The organization met triennially at first, later biennially.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
The meeting held in 1891 was the first of the triennial sessions held by the council. Reports of later meetings are included in its "Report."