Photograph, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
A photo of Catharine Waugh McCulloch ca. 1881 taken in Rockford, Illinois.
Barnes Photography
EHC Photo Collection, McCulloch Family, Folder 2
Evanston History Center
ca. 1881
Evanston Women's History Project
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Carrie Chapman Catt to Catharine and Frank McCulloch
Catharine Waugh McCulloch, women's suffrage, Carrie Chapman Catt, Frank McCulloch
A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt, a well-known suffragist, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCulloch congratulating them on their 50th wedding anniversary. In it, she says: "You have both made the world better than you found it, and have contributed the best you had to this old world."
Carrie Chapman Catt
EHC Collection 59, Box 1, Folder 7
Evanston History Center
1940-06-03
Evanston Women's History Project
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Evanston, Illinois, 1940
Bible Light on Woman Suffrage
women's suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch, religion
McCulloch shows the relationship between Christianity and women's suffrage, and how to use the Bible and religion in favor of women's right to vote.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
n.d.
Evanston Women's History Project
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Mayors of Five States Recommend Municipal Suffrage for Women
women's suffrage, municipalities, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
In Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Kansas in 1909, women were already allowed to vote in municipal elections. McCulloch wrote to the mayors of cities in these states asking their opinions about women's suffrage, and 140 mayors replied, most of which were in favor of it. In this booklet, McCulloch shows that women's suffrage, once enacted, will be liked by men, women, civilians, and mayors alike. At the end of the booklet, on page 41, McCulloch also delves into a series of other laws in these five states that protect women and children in different ways, showing that women's suffrage gives way to other beneficial laws in society.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1909
Evanston Women's History Project
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Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Kansas; Evanston, Illinois, 1909
List of Illinois political candidates backing women's suffrage
women's suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch, Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
McCulloch sent a letter to all Illinois editors saying that the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association sent letters to the Democratic and Republican candidates asking their opinions on women's suffrage. She then published a list of candidates who were very likely to vote for women's suffrage if elected.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Newspaper Clippings
Evanston History Center
1908-10-24
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois, 1908
Northwestern University and Woman Suffrage
women's suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch, Northwestern University
To show that educators are in favor of woman suffrage, Catharine McCulloch asked Northwestern University faculty about their opinions on women's suffrage. Of the 80 that replied, 58 were in favor of women's suffrage, 9 noncommittal, and 13 against, indicating that a majority of these educated people supported the vote for women. McCulloch then published their opinions in this booklet.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1909
Evanston Women's History Project
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Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1909
Political Rights of Illinois Women
women's suffrage, 1913 Partial Suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
In this pamphlet, McCulloch discusses the laws that have led to some degree of women's suffrage in Illinois, and she also discusses what remains in terms of women gaining full suffrage in the state.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1913 or 1914
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois, 1913 or 1914
Women May Be Justices of the Peace
women, legal issues, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
Elected by an all-male electorate in Evanston, McCulloch became one of the first, if not the first, female Justice of the Peace in the country in 1907. She conducted court in her own home, and she was reelected, serving until 1913. In this pamphlet, McCulloch explains that women can and should be Justices of the Peace in Evanston.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 59, Box 1, Folder 6
Evanston History Center
1907-03-27
Evanston Women's History Project
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Illinois 1907
Shall Men Have the Ballot?
speech, women's suffrage, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
Speech given by McCulloch at a ladies' dinner banquet of the Forties Club at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. At the time, McCulloch was serving as Evanston's Justice of the Peace.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 59, Box 1, Folder 6
Evanston History Center
1907-1913
Evanston Women's History Project
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Chicago, Illinois, 1907-1913
A Haunting Dream
women's suffrage, story, Catharine Waugh McCulloch
A story written and read by Catharine Waugh McCulloch for the Chicago Woman's Club in 1909. The story tells of a fictional meeting of men from around the world and from the five states already allowing women's suffrage in Chicago, and they are surprised that Illinois does not allow women the right to vote.
Catharine Waugh McCulloch
EHC Collection 214, Box 1, Folder 3
Evanston History Center
1909-02
Evanston Women's History Project
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Chicago, Illinois, 1909