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- Annette W. Parmelee to Henry C. Tinkham
- Date Created
- 1919-12-10
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Parmelee asks Dr. Tinkham at the University of Vermont if women are given equal advantages with men at the College of Medicine, and why, if it is true that as of 1818 women were granted admission to the Vermont Medical Society, that women are unaware of this and seek their medical education out...
Show moreParmelee asks Dr. Tinkham at the University of Vermont if women are given equal advantages with men at the College of Medicine, and why, if it is true that as of 1818 women were granted admission to the Vermont Medical Society, that women are unaware of this and seek their medical education out of state.
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- Annette W. Parmelee to Ida H. Harper
- Date Created
- 1919-11-21
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Parmelee writes Mrs. Ida Harper of New York City that she had just finished writing fifty pages for the suffrage history when she received Harper’s suggestions, and that she will do a rewrite after other obligations have been completed.
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- Annette W. Parmelee to Ida Husted Harper
- Date Created
- 1919-09-11
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Parmelee debates whether or not to accept the position of State Historian for the Vermont Equal Suffrage Association.
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- Annette W. Parmelee to Marion R. Horton
- Date Created
- 1919-09-11
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Parmelee debates whether or not to accept the position of State Historian for the Vermont Equal Suffrage Association, and gives her opinion as to Governor Clement's opposition to women's suffrage.
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- Annette W. Parmelee to Marion R. Horton
- Date Created
- 1919-09-18
- Description
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Parmelee states that she is willing to take up the State Historian appointment though she is concerned at her ability to perform the task, and questions Horton's opinion of a "favorable Legislature," as they voted suffrage down after Catt's "splendid speech."
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- Carrie Chapman Catt to Annette W. Parmelee
- Date Created
- 1919-09-24
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Catt tells Parmelee that her convention paper was thorough and excellent, but that the NAWSA cannot pay states for sending in their histories and can only promise a copy of the book once written.
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- Carrie Chapman Catt to Marion R. Horton
- Date Created
- 1919-09-12
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Catt discusses the ratification process around the country and her belief that a different procedure may be more effective in Vermont: having members of the Governor's political party speak to him unofficially and sending letters to all legislators who have pledged support for ratification. Copy,...
Show moreCatt discusses the ratification process around the country and her belief that a different procedure may be more effective in Vermont: having members of the Governor's political party speak to him unofficially and sending letters to all legislators who have pledged support for ratification. Copy, enclosed in letter to Olzendam.
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- Carrie Chapman Catt to Marion R. Horton
- Date Created
- 1919-09-04
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Catt accepts the terms of renting Horton's automobile for Olzendam and Pelley's upcoming trip and offers NAWSA's support in developing a press kit to share with sympathetic newspaper editors. She asks Horton to persuade Olzendam and Pelley not to antagonize Governor Clement.
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- Carrie Chapman Catt to Marion Stone Pelley
- Date Created
- 1919-09-05
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Catt describes the work to be done by Pelley with the preparations of Miss White, and calls for a thorough campaign to promote a special session of the Vermont Legislature.
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- Charles Dalton to Annette W. Parmelee
- Date Created
- 1919-12-09
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Charles Dalton, Secretary of the State Board of Health, responds to Parmelee’s inquiry about the admission of women to the University of Vermont College of Medicine, referring her question to Dean Tinkham and stating that while almost no such requests have been received, the University Council is...
Show moreCharles Dalton, Secretary of the State Board of Health, responds to Parmelee’s inquiry about the admission of women to the University of Vermont College of Medicine, referring her question to Dean Tinkham and stating that while almost no such requests have been received, the University Council is considering the matter.
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- Frances E. Rastall Wyman to Annette Watson Parmelee
- Date Created
- 1919-10-27
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Wyman explains to Parmelee the succession of presidents of the VESA between 1913 and 1915.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Ashley Joseph Goss
- Date Created
- 1919-10-30
- Description
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Olzendam asks again for the signature of Representative Goss of Danville calling for a special session.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Collins M. Graves
- Date Created
- 1919-12-16
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Olzendam asks Collins Graves of Bennington to consider working with Washington County Senator Howland to speak with the Governor about calling a special session for ratification; his fellow townsman, John Spargo, has already agreed to be part of such a delegation, and the VESA would pay the cost...
Show moreOlzendam asks Collins Graves of Bennington to consider working with Washington County Senator Howland to speak with the Governor about calling a special session for ratification; his fellow townsman, John Spargo, has already agreed to be part of such a delegation, and the VESA would pay the cost of the visit.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Collins Millard Graves
- Date Created
- 1919-12-20
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Olzendam replies to Collins Graves of Bennington that she hoped he, Mr. Haley, and Mr. Spargo “would perhaps form a delegation to call collectively upon the Governor."
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Collins Millard Graves
- Date Created
- 1919-12-20
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Olzendam replies to Collins Graves of Bennington that she hoped he, Mr. Haley, and Mr. Spargo “would perhaps form a delegation to call collectively upon the Governor."
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Dr. Fred E. Dwinnell
- Date Created
- 1919-10-30
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Olzendam asks again for the signature of Representative Dwinell of Lyndon calling for a special session.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Edward Curtis Smith
- Date Created
- 1919-12-22
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Olzendam asks the Honorable Edward Smith of St. Albans, as a supporter of suffrage, to sign a petition to the Governor to call a special legislative session for ratification and to forward the petition to other well-known men in his social and professional groups.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Ernest E. Moore
- Date Created
- 1919-12-22
- Description
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Olzendam asks Ernest Moore of Ludlow, as a supporter of suffrage, to sign a petition to the Governor to call a special legislative session for ratification and to pass the petition onto other well-known men in his social and professional groups.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Frank G. Howland
- Date Created
- 1919-11-06
- Description
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Olzendam asks Washington County Senator Howland if VESA can publicize the existence of his legislative committee and states that she wishes to publish the text of the Federal Amendment and excerpts from the United States Constitution because legislators don’t seem to fully understand the rights...
Show moreOlzendam asks Washington County Senator Howland if VESA can publicize the existence of his legislative committee and states that she wishes to publish the text of the Federal Amendment and excerpts from the United States Constitution because legislators don’t seem to fully understand the rights that would be granted to Vermont women upon ratification.
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- Lillian H. Olzendam to Frank G. Howland
- Date Created
- 1919-11-17
- Description
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Olzendam asks Washington County Senator Howland if he would have a conversation with the Governor and present some facts that she has enclosed to help him “realize that a special session would be the pleasantest way out of a bad situation,” and notes that after the American Legion affair he would...
Show moreOlzendam asks Washington County Senator Howland if he would have a conversation with the Governor and present some facts that she has enclosed to help him “realize that a special session would be the pleasantest way out of a bad situation,” and notes that after the American Legion affair he would be looking for an opportunity to “set himself right with the people of the State.”
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