Jane Norman Smith | |
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| Born | Jane Norman 1874 New Jersey |
| Died | September 3, 1953 (aged 78–79) Windsor, Vermont |
| Other names | Mrs. Clarence Smith |
Jane Norman Smith (1874–1953) was an American suffragist and reformer.
Smith née Norman was born in 1874 in New Jersey. She married Clarence Meserole Smith with whom she had 2 children.[1] Smith was active in the National Woman's Party before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919. She remained with the organization as it turned its attention to protective laws and labor issues.[2] In 1926 Smith was appointed by New York State governor Alfred E. Smith to represent the state at the 10th Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance held in Paris, France.[3] Smith was chairman of the National Woman's Party from 1927 to 1929.[4] Smith was vocal about women's representation and equal wages, being quoted or writing for The New York Times.[5][6][7]
Smith supported the Equal Rights Amendment and in 1945 filed a statement with the House Judiciary Committee urging the amendment be ratified.[8]
Smith died on September 3, 1953, in Windsor, Vermont.[1] Her papers are in the Schlesinger Library.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Biographical Sketch of Jane Norman (Mrs. Clarence) Smith". Biographical Database of Militant Woman Suffragists, 1913-1920. Alexander Street Documents. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Cott, Nancy F. (June 1984). "Feminist Politics in the 1920s: The National Woman's Party". The Journal of American History. 71 (1): 43. doi:10.2307/1899833. ISSN 0021-8723. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Mrs. Jane N. Smith of Woman's Party, Founder and Former National Chairman Dies--Led Drive in State for Suffrage". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Papers of Jane Norman Smith, 1913-1953". Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Smith, Jane Norman. "WOMEN'S HOURS AND WAGES.; Mrs. Smith Cites Records In Support of Her Contentions". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Andrews, F. "WAGE LAW FOR WOMEN.; Recent Charges Disputed by State Industrial Commissioner". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "ASSAILS LIMA BLOW AT WOMAN'S GROUP; Mrs. Jane Smith of Woman's Party Attacks Proposed Ban as 'Reactionary'". New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ Smith, Jane Norman (December 1946). "Should the U.S. Constitution Guarantee Equal Rights for Women Under the Law? Pro". Congressional Digest. 25 (12): 314–316. Retrieved 14 November 2023.