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250:. She served as chair of the Republican Women's National Executive Committee in 1919 and 1920. Hay ensured that women's suffrage remained an important plank in the Republican Party of the time. She encouraged other women to join the party. In 1920, Hay and Catt cast ballots for the first time for president, together.
222:(WSP) in 1915. She also encouraged women to find employment by creating jobs as part of the Committee for Extending Business Opportunities to Women, founding in 1915. During her time in WSP, she organized the enrollment of thousands of women to vote in the state of New York. In 1919, she was also the president of the
195:(WCTU). She served as the local secretary-treasurer before becoming the treasurer for the state chapter, a position that she held for seven years. She ran a department in the national organization by 1885. As the WCTU began to focus on a wider range of issues, including women's suffrage, Hay was persuaded by
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206:(NAWSA) convention. In the summer of 1895, Hay and Catt moved in together for a while. When Catt's husband, George, died in 1905, Hay moved in with Catt permanently and took over the household responsibilities.
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