mnsss100 Alma Lutz Papers, 1871-1974 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Laura Cutter. 2003-06-12 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss100 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Alma Lutz Papers, 1871-1974 Finding Aid MS 96 Revised 2002 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Lutz, Alma Alma Lutz Papers1871-1974 1920-1950 MS 96 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Biographer, editor, and historian. Papers consist primarily of material related to her work on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, including writings, Congressional reports, and pamphlets. Printed material, writings, and speeches on women's rights, suffrage, and the National Woman's Party; plus a letter from John Stuart Mill. English. Biographical Note

"The Women of 1848," speech delivered by Alma Lutz in Rochester, New York, 1948

Alma Lutz was born in 1890. She graduated from Vassar College in 1912, and later received an Honorary degree from Russell Sage College. She was a writer and editor for the National Woman's Party from the 1920's to the 1940's, and published numerous articles on women's rights. Lutz authored several works on women leaders and women's history, including: Created Equal: A Biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1940); With Love, Jane: Letters From American Women on the War Front (1945); Susan B. Anthony: Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian (1959); Emma Willard, Pioneer Educator of American Women (1964); and Crusade for Freedom: Women of the Anti-Slavery Movement (1968). She was part of historian Mary Beard's circle of women activists and scholars and served on the advisory board of the Schlesinger Library. She also served as a Trustee for the Zion Research Library for Bible Study and History of Christian Church and was a member of the Massachusetts Committee for the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) in Massachusetts in the 1940s. Alma Lutz died on 31 August 1973.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

This small collection of Alma Lutz's papers consists primarily of material related to her work on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, in the 1940s, including writings writings, Congressional reports, and pamphlets. There are also smaller amounts of printed material, writings, and speeches on women's rights, suffrage, and the National Woman's Party; plus a letter from John Stuart Mill (1871).

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

The copyright owner of this collection is unknown. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Alma Lutz Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

History of the Collection

Alma Lutz donated these materials to the Sophia Smith Collection circa 1946 to 1968.

The collection is unprocessed. Finding aid revised in 2002 by Gayla Spaulding, intern.

Search Terms Lutz, Alma Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873--Correspondence Equal rights amendments--Massachusetts--History--Sources Women's rights--United States--History--Sources Additional Information 1 1 Clippings 1 2 Writings 1 3-5 Speeches (including re: National Woman's Party and discrimination), circa 1948, n.d. 1 6 Correspondence: John Stuart Mill to C.L. Brace, 1871 1 7-8 Suffrage and Woman's Rights: brochures and pamphlets Equal Rights Amendment 1 9 Congressional reports, 1941-46, 1956 1 10 Pamphlets, writings 1 11 Comments, 1943-50 1 12 Endorsers 1 13 Protective legislation