non-denominational and nonpartisan women’s organizations in the state and it promotes social welfare and the advancement of the area. Anastasia Sims, “Sallie Southall Cotten and the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs” (M.A. thesis, UNC-CH, 1976)

“Volunteer service group promoted suffrage, education, and other social, cultural causes. Founded 1902 one-half mi. SE.” The North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs met for the first time on May 26, 1902, at the campus of Salem Academy. The members originally prioritized education, library extension, state charities, library development, and they later brought their attention to suffrage, public health, conservation, and the workplace. The N.C. Federation of Women’s Clubs is one of the largest non-denominational and nonpartisan women’s organizations in the state and it promotes social welfare and the advancement of the area.Battery Park Hotel, 1 Battle Square, at the corner of O Henry St., Asheville

The Battery Park Hotel held the Second Annual Convention of the Equal Suffrage Association of North Carolina on October, 29th, 1915 in the lobby. At the meeting, President Barbara Bynum Henderson and the other members discussed the rising interest in women’s suffrage throughout the state. President Henderson described the citizens of North Carolina as “friendly” and “sympathetic to the Suffrage movement but cautious about committing themselves too hurriedly.” The members discussed political strategies and their plans for garnering public interest.

The Battery Park Hotel held the Second Annual Convention of the Equal Suffrage Association of North Carolina on October, 29th, 1915 in the lobby. At the meeting, President Barbara Bynum Henderson and the other members discussed