Treasurer's Report.
[Suffrage]. New York State Woman Suffrage Association. Treasurer’s Report. October 1, 1910 to October 1, 1911.
Nine 8 ½ x 11” typescript carbon leaves; “Mrs. Burrows” written in pencil on top left corner of 1st sheet; with a few stray pencil markings and minor orange smudges throughout. In a specially made cloth slipcase.
This document lists the receipts and expenses of the New York Woman Suffrage Association during a pivotal year: 1910 was the year in which the Women’s Political Union (formerly the Equality League) organized the first large-scale march for women’s suffrage, which was held in New York City. The report includes several notable entries, such as NAWSA dues ($464.30), salaries for the officers (totaling $816.50), money raised for the Anthony Memorial ($26.75), and expenses incurred by high-profile members like “Dr. [Anna Howard] Shaw” and “Mrs. Harper” (Ida Husted Harper, Anthony’s biographer). Most of the money raised in 1910 came from membership dues, pledges, Woman’s Journal subscriptions, and literature sales from various conventions where New York State Woman Suffrage Association representatives gave lectures. In 1910, the receipts totaled $8,176.73 and the expenses, $7,299.88, resulting in a net profit of $876.85. The last four pages list the various counties in New York, with the number of members and dues collected for each county; Westchester, New York, Alleghany, and Monroe County boast the most members and clubs and thus contributed the highest revenues.
A remarkable document, revealing much about the inner workings of one of the most significant American women’s suffrage organizations.
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