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Lilla Day Monroe, 1858-1929, was a Kansas journalist who established and edited "The Club Woman" and "The Kansas Woman's Journal." As editor of "The Kansas Woman's Journal," Monroe solicited reminiscences of pioneer life from Kansas women, receiving hundreds of responses. She organized these reminiscences into a collection, and published many of them in the journal. She was also an active supporter of women's suffrage, being a member of the Kansas State Suffrage Association and serving as its president for several years.
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This photograph could work in tandem with other sources about the Kansas State Impartial Suffrage Association.
KS:7th:4.1:Women's Suffrage (2005)
Item Number: 208045
Call Number: B Monroe, Lilla Day *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208045
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Journalists
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Women's suffrage (Indicator 1) - Arguments for universal suffrage
Date - 1890s
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Women
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Women's rights
Home and Family - Clothing - Dresses
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Monroe, Lilla Day, 1858-1929
People - Women
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs
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