EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1800; CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT P/32

                                                                Read Part One HERE                                                                                                                                                       

In this story I will continue to focus on a woman named Carrie Chapman Catt. She lived from 1859 - 1947. After graduation, Carrie returned to Charles City to work as a law clerk and, in nearby Mason City, as a school teacher and principal. In 1883, at the age of 24, she was appointed Mason City school superintendent, one of the first women to hold such a position. In February 1885, she married Leo Chapman, publisher and editor of the Mason City Republican newspaper, at her parents' Charles City farm. Sadly he died the following year in San Francisco, California, where he had gone to find new employment. Arriving just a few days after her husband's death, Carrie remained in San Francisco.      

In 1887, Carrie returned to Iowa to begin her crusade for women's suffrage. She joined the Iowa Woman Suffrage Association, organised suffrage events throughout the state, and worked as a professional lecturer and writer. In 1890, she married engineer George W. Catt. He supported his wife's suffrage work both financially and personally, believing that his role in the marriage was to earn their living and hers was to reform society. 

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