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Nettie Sanford Chapin was a 19th-century American teacher, historian, author, newspaper publisher, suffragist, and activist. Chapin wrote mostly prose. She also wrote on Iowa history, and published several small books herself. While residing at Washington, D.C., for several winters, she wrote concerning society and fashionable Washington circles. In 1875, she began the publication of The Ladies Bureau, the first newspaper published west of Chicago by a woman. Chapin served as chair of the National Committee of the National Equal Rights Party.
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The Des Moines Women's Club, founded in 1885 as the women's club movement swept through the United States, today serves the Des Moines community by providing scholarships, support for the local arts community, and other civic projects.
Ida L. Cummins was a women's rights and children's rights activist living in Des Moines, Iowa and Washington, D.C. She was the wife of Albert B. Cummins, three term governor of the state of Iowa and U.S. Senator for Iowa for 18 years. She was active in the Des Moines Women's Club and served as the 10th president from 1895 to 1896. She and her husband were also active speakers and proponents of Women's Suffrage in Iowa hosting suffrage events in their home. She was president of the National Society Children of the American Revolution.
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- ↑ "History And Archives". Iowa Library Association. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ "Timeline History of the Iowa Library Association · Iowa Library Association History · Iowa Heritage Digital Collections". Explore Iowa History and Culture! · Iowa Heritage Digital Collections. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ "Membership". Iowa Library Association. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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