Nellie Fassett

Nellie Fassett Crosby c. 1912

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

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

1. 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.
2. Perry, Elisabeth Israels (2019). After the Vote: Feminist Politics in La Guardia's New York. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199341863.
3. "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

• Media related to Nellie Fassett at Wikimedia Commons