February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Women’s Clubs and Sarah Platt Decker: CONFRONTING PUBLIC ACTIVISM WITH “WOMANLY POLITICS” Diane Harrison Werne Prepared for the United Methodist Women of Arvada February 2004
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne General Federation of Women’s Clubs Biennial Convention, 1898 Denver Republican, 6/20/1898
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne GFWC Convention St.Louis 1904 Personification of confident Womanliness in control
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Minneapolis Journal ~1906
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne The Daily News, Denver Monday, November 14, 1898
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne SARAH SOPHIA PLATT DECKER ~1904 Public Activist * Womanly Woman
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Mary Bradford, President of the Colorado Federation of Women’s Clubs ~1902 “What real womanliness means the world can never know until woman shall be unhampered in all directions.”
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne A “Womanly Woman” 1908 A less “hampered” woman 2004
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Womanly Club Women = Middle-class bearing and dress.
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Denver Republican, December 27, 1903
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker’s “Answer to a Critic of Women Suffrage” Denver Republican, December 27, 1903
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne “Womanly issues”: Education and schools Clean cities Fresh water, sanitation Pure food Public health Temperance Art ***** Electing responsible public officials and judges Becoming school board members Holding public office
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Woman’s Club of Denver & Colorado Federation of Women’s Clubs LEGISLATION COMMITTEES ~ Submitted petitions to state representatives. 2.Drafted legislation. 3.Attended hearings 4.Endorsed measures under consideration by State Legislature.
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne MUNICIPAL HOUSEKEEPING = EXTENDING WOMEN’S BOUNDARIES
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker ~1904 Extending Boundaries Outside The home
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Judge Westbrook S. Decker Before 1903
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Lincoln, Nebraska Star -- June 10, 1906
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne “Sophie”
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Sophia Platt Decker
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker’s 2 ND husband COLONEL JAMES H. PLATT
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker’s daughter, Harriet Platt ~
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Castle Marne – Platt Home – Race St., Denver
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker’s 3 rd husband JUDGE WESTBROOK S. DECKER
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne From a Denver newspaper, Sept. 24, After GFWC election of Decker as President
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne General Federation of Women’s Club 1902 Biennial Convention Los Angeles Times, April 30, 1902
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne MAY 1904 GFWC Convention, St. Louis, MO,
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne General Federation of Women’s Club 1902 Biennial Convention Denver Times, May 1, 1902
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker’s ribbons – 1912 GFWC Convention
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Denver Post July 8, 1912 Sarah Platt Decker believes in women and Progressive Era reforms
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker’s career in club work and politics: Woman’s Club of Denver General Federation of Women’s Clubs State Board of Charities and Corrections State Civil Service Commission Advisory Board of Denver County Hospital American Institute of Civics Child Labor League Women’s Public Service League of Denver Denver Civic Federation Colorado Women’s Bryan Club Denver Woodrow Wilson for President Club, 1912
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker and The Democratic Convention 1908
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne 1906
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne 1906
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Woman’s Club of Denver Formed 1894 Departments: The Home Art and Literature Education Philanthropy Science and Philosophy Reform* * Reform Dept.’s standing committees: Public Service, City Improvement, Temperance, Public Health, Civil Service, and Legislation.
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne The Woman’s Club of Denver’s 1894 Constitution stated: “The objects of this association are the elevation of women and mutual aid and cooperation in all that pertains to the greater good of humanity.”
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne 1906
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne “Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker enjoying a witty speech.” Decker—great wit and wisdom
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Nomination of Decker as president of GFWC in 1904 worries opponents of equal suffrage
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Invitation to Decker, president of GFWC, To White House Conference on Conservation of Natural Resources 1908 [Letter from President Roosevelt]
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Last photo of Sarah Platt Decker San Francisco, July 1912
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Denver News July 8, 1912
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne 1906 From Woodrow Wilson
February 2004, ArvadaDiane Werne Sarah Platt Decker with friends