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Map of the results of the November 1915 vote to amend the PA Constitution to extend suffrage to women by county.

An image from a Wilson College student's scrapbook requesting contribution to the costs of yellow chrysanthemums to decorate a suffrage reception for Dr. Anna Howard Shaw who visited the college in 1915 and also a request to pay Suffrage League dues

The following maps and charts, prepared, with the exception of No. 1, from reports which have been received from the State Divisions, show the remarkable growth of the Woman's Committee during the first year of its existence. In spite of many…

Conococheague Yearbook

o Born: October 23, 1906
o Died: 1984
o From Rockville, Connecticut
o Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College for Women 1927
o Masters from Yale University 1935
o Began working at Wilson College 1937
o Became Associate professor 1944
o Full…

o Born May 12, 1927
o From Greensboro, NC
o Graduated from Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina 1948 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
o In charge of Orchesis
o Went on leave to pursue graduate work
o Advisor to the…

o Died: November 1, 1974
o Wilson College Bachelor of Arts 1924
o Masters from johns Hopkins university 1926
o PhD Johns Hopkins University 1931 French Language and Literature
o Conducted research in France summers 1926,27,29,33,37
o Taught…

o Born: June 29, 1892 in Philadelphia, PA
o Died: November 1, 1974
o Bachelor of arts from Goucher College 1912
o Masters (1913) and PhD (1917) from Columbia University
o Member of phi beta kappa
o Taught at Smith College 1910-23
o Taught at…

o Born: May 6, 1909
o Died: April 1, 1998
o Bachelor of Art from Vassar College 1930
o Masters (1939) and PhD (1944) from Yale
o Taught at Skidmore College 1941-43
o Research worker for Russell Sage Foundation
o Worked at Wilson…

o Born: May 25, 1904 in Belle Vernon, PA
o Died: August 21, 1985
o Wilson College class of 1925
o Master’s from Pennsylvania State University 1931
o Taught at Wilson College 1932-41, and 1942-67
o Professor emeritus
o Promoted the creation of a…

o Born: May 12, 1907 in Jamaica, Long Island
o Died: May 9, 1999
o Bachelor from Vassar college
o PhD from Johns Hopkins
o Taught at Wilson College from 1934-1972
o Elected to Outstanding Educators of America
o Professor of classics, Chairman…

Portrait of Hannah J. Patterson by artist Wayman Adams. The portrait was commissioned by Patterson's close friend, Jennie Bradley Roessing upon Patterson's death in 1937. The portrait hangs in Patterson Lounge, Laird Hall on the campus of Wilson…

Roadside marker funded by the Pomeroy Foundation honoring the contributions of Hannah J. Patterson to the national woman suffrage movement. Located on PA State Highway Route 11 South adjacent to the Wilson College campus.

Front row: Mrs. Philip N. Moore and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw.
Second row: Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Ira Couch Wood, Miss Maud Wetmore, Miss Hannah J. Patterson and Mrs. Joseph Lamar.

James Patterson served as president of the West Newton National Bank. He was the brother of suffragist Hannah J. Patterson.