American Women’s Rights and the Nineteenth Amendment Carrie Chapman Catt Signed Statement on International Woman Suffrage 25 January 1924

Carrie Chapman Catt Women Suffrage

Manuscripts & Autographs

Catt, Carrie Chapman. Autograph Quotation Signed, 25 January 1924, written four years after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and during her leadership in international feminist organizing, reflecting the global expansion of women’s suffrage in the early twentieth century. In her hand she writes, “Women vote on equal terms / with men in 26 countries / of the world. / Carrie Chapman Catt / Jan. 25, 1924.” The statement situates the American suffrage victory within a broader transnational movement and underscores Catt’s role not only as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association but as founder of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. By 1924, Catt had already implemented her “Winning Plan,” combining federal constitutional strategy with state campaigns, cultivated support from political leaders including Woodrow Wilson, and helped secure the final ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. The quotation reflects her continued commitment to international enfranchisement and comparative political progress following the U.S. victory.

Catt, Carrie Chapman. Autograph Quotation Signed. 25 January 1924. One card, approximately 5⅛ x 3¼ inches. Composed during the interwar period, when suffrage campaigns expanded across Europe and other regions, the inscription documents Catt’s sustained engagement with global feminist advocacy through the organization that continues today as the International Alliance for Women. The emphasis on numerical progress across “26 countries” demonstrates the strategic framing of women’s political equality as an international measure of modern democratic development. Rear soiling from prior mounting with traces of glue and paper residue; minor edgewear; text and signature remain clear and strong. Overall condition: very good.

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