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Hannah J. Patterson
Hannah Jane Patterson (November 5, 1879 – August 21, 1937) was an American suffragist and social activist. She was a key member of the women's suffrage movement in Pennsylvania and worked for the National American Woman Suffrage Association. During World War I Patterson was a member of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense. For her service, she was awarded with a Distinguished Service Medal. Patterson graduated from Wilson College and studied at both Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Hannah Jane Patterson was born on November 5, 1879, in Smithton, Pennsylvania, to Harriet McCune and John Gilfillan Patterson, a banker. In 1897, she began her studies at Wilson College in Chambersburg. Initially homesick, Patterson participated in baseball, field hockey, tennis, and basketball. She was on the debate team and served as class president. She earned her A.B., graduating in 1901.
Patterson then attended Columbia University in 1902, taking courses in finance, and the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied law.
An educated woman in the Progressive Era, Patterson involved herself in organizations pushing for reform of child labor laws, women's rights, and public health laws.
Following a move to Pittsburgh, Patterson became a member of the Civic Club of Allegheny County. Her efforts were instrumental in the creation of a juvenile court for the county. She founded the Allegheny County Equal Rights Association in 1904 alongside Jennie Bradley Roessing, Mary Bakewell, Mary Flinn, and Lucy and Eliza Kennedy. Their organization's "Pittsburgh Plan" called for the creation of "local and regional associations at the political precinct level" and was later adopted on a national scale by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).
Patterson also worked with the Allegheny County Committee on School Legislation and was involved with the Consumers' League of Western Pennsylvania. She was a long-time supporter of Wilson College. The Alumnae Association elected her as treasurer of in 1906. Patterson later became president of the association and one of the college's trustees.
By 1910, Patterson was campaigning for women's suffrage. She was a key member of the Pennsylvania suffrage movement, serving as vice president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association (PWSA) and the first person to chair Pennsylvania's Woman Suffrage Party, a position she held until 1915.
In November 1914, Patterson gave a speech before the 46th annual convention of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association in Scranton. Philadelphia's Evening Ledger called her "one of the most convincing speakers for the cause."
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Hannah J. Patterson
Hannah Jane Patterson (November 5, 1879 – August 21, 1937) was an American suffragist and social activist. She was a key member of the women's suffrage movement in Pennsylvania and worked for the National American Woman Suffrage Association. During World War I Patterson was a member of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense. For her service, she was awarded with a Distinguished Service Medal. Patterson graduated from Wilson College and studied at both Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Hannah Jane Patterson was born on November 5, 1879, in Smithton, Pennsylvania, to Harriet McCune and John Gilfillan Patterson, a banker. In 1897, she began her studies at Wilson College in Chambersburg. Initially homesick, Patterson participated in baseball, field hockey, tennis, and basketball. She was on the debate team and served as class president. She earned her A.B., graduating in 1901.
Patterson then attended Columbia University in 1902, taking courses in finance, and the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied law.
An educated woman in the Progressive Era, Patterson involved herself in organizations pushing for reform of child labor laws, women's rights, and public health laws.
Following a move to Pittsburgh, Patterson became a member of the Civic Club of Allegheny County. Her efforts were instrumental in the creation of a juvenile court for the county. She founded the Allegheny County Equal Rights Association in 1904 alongside Jennie Bradley Roessing, Mary Bakewell, Mary Flinn, and Lucy and Eliza Kennedy. Their organization's "Pittsburgh Plan" called for the creation of "local and regional associations at the political precinct level" and was later adopted on a national scale by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).
Patterson also worked with the Allegheny County Committee on School Legislation and was involved with the Consumers' League of Western Pennsylvania. She was a long-time supporter of Wilson College. The Alumnae Association elected her as treasurer of in 1906. Patterson later became president of the association and one of the college's trustees.
By 1910, Patterson was campaigning for women's suffrage. She was a key member of the Pennsylvania suffrage movement, serving as vice president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association (PWSA) and the first person to chair Pennsylvania's Woman Suffrage Party, a position she held until 1915.
In November 1914, Patterson gave a speech before the 46th annual convention of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association in Scranton. Philadelphia's Evening Ledger called her "one of the most convincing speakers for the cause."
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