Word: catt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Carrie Chapman Catt, Chairman of the Conference, suggested that a new Cabinet post, "Secretary of Peace," be created. She declared that the Army and Navy must "continue to be honored and respected until a safe and sane substitute is found." Race and religious prejudices must be abandoned, she asserted, and concluded : "The white race must disgorge. The lands we stole from the yellow and black races at the point of the sword must be returned ere there can ever be peace on the earth...
...John D. Rockefeller Jr. left the conference before its conclusion but sent a letter to Mrs. Catt which was read...
...Signed) "ABBY A. ROCKEFELLER/' ¶ In a closing speech, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt urged peace among the peacemakers. Let no one plan be singled out by each group but rather let them join in a common cause...
...chairman of the conference was the renowned Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Honorary President of the National League of Women Voters, and leader of many women's movements...
...opponents of the Amendment have made great headway. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Honorary Chairman of the League of Women Voters, told her pro-Amendment following: "The amendment is as good as dead and buried and the obsequies performed, unless something is done about it and done quickly." Experienced observers were inclined to confirm her prediction. The opponents of the Amendment have succeeded to a marked degree-and this may be said without implying that they are wrong-in generating a real fear of its consequences. Fear is a tremendously important political asset. Fear of the League of Nations helped...