Helen Hamilton Gardener
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Helen Hamilton Gardener born Alice Chenoweth (1853) in Winchester, Va., was an American civil servant and suffragist who published many lectures, articles and books from 1885 to 1900 under the name Helen Hamilton Gardener, a name she was to legally adopt later.
In 1907, Gardener settled in Washington, D.C.
when she took up the suffrage
cause. She was, in 1913, appointed a position to the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association
, becoming, six years later, its vice-chairman; she was elected as one of NAWSA's vice-presidents as chief liaison under the Woodrow Wilson
administration, in 1917. In 1920, Wilson appointed her to the United States Civil Service Commission
, the first woman to occupy such a high federal position.
Gardener was twice married and remained childless. She died in 1925, in Washington.
In 1907, Gardener settled in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
when she took up the suffrage
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply the franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, is the civil right to vote gained through the democratic process...
cause. She was, in 1913, appointed a position to the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was an American women's rights organization formed in May 1890 as a unification of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association...
, becoming, six years later, its vice-chairman; she was elected as one of NAWSA's vice-presidents as chief liaison under the Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
administration, in 1917. In 1920, Wilson appointed her to the United States Civil Service Commission
United States Civil Service Commission
The United States Civil Service Commission a three man commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, which was passed into law on January 16, 1883...
, the first woman to occupy such a high federal position.
Gardener was twice married and remained childless. She died in 1925, in Washington.
External links
- Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton), 1853-1925. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1913-1941: A Finding Aid:
- Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary - Google Books Result
- Books by Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) - Gutenberg Project
- ar-Gl Positive Atheism's Big List of Quotations - Helen H Gardener (1853-1925)