Addams attends women's congress
Description
Addams attends the Seventh Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. The Women's Congress opens on the fifteenth of June at the Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary, with addresses from the Minister of Education and the Countess Iska Teleki, to name a few. Some 2,000 women attend the conference, with 300 being from Budapest alone. There are representatives from five continents and twenty-five nations. The conference starts with a presidential address from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, who praises the advancement of women's movements around the world. Addams receives news that women in the state of Illinois are granted the right to vote. She arrives at the convention after visiting Egypt, Palestine, and Italy. Delegates from China, India, Persia, and Iceland attend. The Men's International League for Women's Suffrage meets at the same time.
Date
1913-06-15
Source
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"Women Suffragists Head for Budapest." The New York Times 11 May. 1913, vol. LXII no. 20,196: 12. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.
"Suffrage Congress Meets in Budapest." The New York Times: 16 Jun. 1913, vol. LXII no. 20,232: 12. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.
"Women Suffragists Head for Budapest." The New York Times 11 May. 1913, vol. LXII no. 20,196: 12. New York Times. The New York Times Company. NYTimes Search. Web. 7 June 2017.