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	More than 1,000 delegates and visitors gathered in University City for the first National Convention of the American Woman's League which was held from June 9 through June 11, 1910. This was their opportunity to learn more about the League and hear about founder Edward Gardner Lewis' plans for the future. Each attendee received a copy of this Official Program with the schedule of meetings and events planned for each day. It also included a history of the American Woman's League, a list of League Departments, photographs of the buildings, and advertisements for companies and publishers that supported the League.
	“University City and the American Woman’s League” was published by the Lewis Publishing Company. It is undated, but was probably printed in March 1908. It was intended to be a promotional piece for University City, featuring Lewis’ “University City Plan” for development in the recently incorporated city, as well as for the American Woman's League with its broad range of benefits. Original plans for the League included not only the correspondence school and a postal library, but also a retreat for indigent members, an orphanage, and a loan and relief fund. An exchange program, under the supervision of the People’s University, was intended to provide members with an outlet for fancywork and other products that they made in their homes. (Note: Pages 17 and 18 are missing)
	The Senate of the American Woman’s Republic met for the first time on June 22, 1912. This report of their first meeting is a summary of actions taken, including the swearing of Senate President Alma Moore and passage of several bills.
	This collection of documents includes reports of the Resolutions Committee, the Committee on the League, the Committee on Industrial Commerce, Finance, Organization and Credentials and the Committee on the Declaration and Constitution of the Republic of the American Woman’s Republic. These committees met during the Convention in June 1912. Some pages are typed. Many have pencil notations. Some are officially signed, either by the officers or by all members present. This collection may have been used to prepare Convention coverage for the “Woman’s National Weekly.”
	This collection includes letters and telegrams sent to Edward Gardner Lewis and the American Woman’s Republic meeting in Convention in June 1912 by members and chapters across the country. They reflect the loyalty and support for Mr. Lewis, despite the legal and financial problems and demise of the American Woman’s League.
	The Declaration of Equal Rights and Constitution of the American Woman’s Republic was adopted and signed by more than 400 members attending the Convention in July 1912. The intent was to establish a separate republic until women were given the right to vote and other legal rights denied at the time by the United States Constitution or by state laws. The wording closely parallels the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Members of the Republic elected Mabel Lewis President, and Alma Z. Moore vice-president, before the convention. Senators and representatives had also been elected, and these two bodies met for the first time during the Convention.
	“University City and the American Woman’s League” was published by the Lewis Publishing Company. It is undated, but was probably printed in March 1908. It was intended to be a promotional piece for University City, featuring Lewis’ “University City Plan” for development in the recently incorporated city, as well as for the American Woman's League with its broad range of benefits. Original plans for the League included not only the correspondence school and a postal library, but also a retreat for indigent members, an orphanage, and a loan and relief fund. An exchange program, under the supervision of the People’s University, was intended to provide members with an outlet for fancywork and other products that they made in their homes. (Note: Pages 17 and 18 are missing)

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