Nellie Fassett Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jo Freeman . Jo Freeman . The Rise of Political Woman in the Election of 1912 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090511132006/http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/jofreeman/polhistory/1912.htm . 2009-05-11 . 2009-07-25 . University of Illinois.
2. Book: Perry . Elisabeth Israels . After the Vote: Feminist Politics in La Guardia's New York . 2019 . Oxford University Press . 9780199341863 . en.
3. News: Democrats Choose Mrs. J.S. Crosby. . 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 ... . . February 28, 1918 . 2009-07-25 .