Nellie Fassett
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Nellie Fassett was an American feminist, political organizer, and suffragette during the 1890s through 1920s in New York City.[1]
She was married to John Sherwin Crosby.[1] Her personal friends included William Jennings Bryan.[1]
Politics[edit]
Fassett was the founder, in 1905, and first president of the Women's Democratic Club of New York City.[1][2] It was the first permanent national political organization exclusively established by and for women. The pioneering American theatrical and literary agent Elisabeth Marbury was a member, and also involved in Democratic politics and Georgism.
In 1913 she gave a victory breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria for the new First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson and her children.[1]
In 1918 Fassett was named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic National Committee.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Jo Freeman. "The Rise of Political Woman in the Election of 1912". University of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ Perry, Elisabeth Israels (2019). After the Vote: Feminist Politics in La Guardia's New York. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199341863.
- ^ "Democrats Choose Mrs. J.S. Crosby" (PDF). New York Times. February 28, 1918. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby of New York City has been named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic ...
External links[edit]
Media related to Nellie Fassett at Wikimedia Commons
