Letter from Clara Shortridge Foltz et al. to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): California, Constitutional amendments, Women--Suffrage

Clara Shortridge Foltz, and the other members of a committee representing the Votes for Women Club, asks Theodore Roosevelt what his views are on the topic of women’s suffrage. An amendment granting women’s suffrage is currently pending ratification in California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-20

Creator(s)

Foltz, Clara Shortridge, 1849-1934; Lewis, Cora; Ellenby, R L.; Fay, Mary E.; Mills, M. S.; Brainerd, Louise; Parry, Martha E.; Norman, Lucretia; Kearney, Elizabeth

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Clara Shortridge Foltz et al. to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 20, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65919. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Foltz, Clara Shortridge, 1849-1934; Lewis, Cora; Ellenby, R L.; Fay, Mary E.; Mills, M. S.; Brainerd, Louise; Parry, Martha E.; Norman, Lucretia; Kearney, Elizabeth. Letter from Clara Shortridge Foltz et al. to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65919.

APA:

Foltz, Clara Shortridge, 1849-1934; Lewis, Cora; Ellenby, R L.; Fay, Mary E.; Mills, M. S.; Brainerd, Louise; Parry, Martha E.; Norman, Lucretia; Kearney, Elizabeth., [1911, March 20]. Letter from Clara Shortridge Foltz et al. to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65919.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.