EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1800; CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT P/31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Read Part One HERE

In this story I will focus on a woman named Carrie Chapman Catt. She lived from 1859 - 1947. Her parents were Lucius and Maria. In 1866, at the close of the Civil War, the family moved to a farm near Charles City, Iowa.

Carrie entered Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) in Ames, Iowa, in 1877, and completed a bachelor's degree in general science in 1880, the only woman in her graduating class.

While at College, Carrie established military drills for women and became the first female student to give an oration before a debating society. She worked her way through school by washing dishes, teaching and serving as a librarian's assistant. She was also a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. 

Read Part Thirty-Two HERE