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campaigns of Nebraska in 1883, and of Wisconsin in 1912. Author: A Historical Résumé of the World's Congress of Representative Women (two vols.); History of the International Council of Women from 1899 to 1904 (two vols.); also many monographs, pamphlets, magazine and newspaper articles. Led in the movement resulting in the organization of the General Federation of Women's Clubs; was its first vice-pres. at large and mem. of organizing committee which drew up its first constitution. Was pres. of World's Congress of Representative Women (Chicago, 1893). Represented Indiana at Internat. Cotton Exposition, New Orleans, 1881, and was mem. of Indiana Board of Commissioners to World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, and by appoint- ment of President McKinley was a special rep- resentative to congresses held in connection with the Paris Exposition of 1900. Mem. Société Psychologique (Paris), Am. Historical Soc., Société des Lettres (Paris), Am. Peace Soc. and of many other national and international societies. Recreations: Walking, the theatre. Mem. Sorosis Club (N.Y. City), Contemporary Club, Women's Club (Indianapolis), Lyceum (London).

SEWARD, Janet Watson (Mrs. William Henry Seward), Auburn, N.Y. Born Auburn, N.Y., Nov. 18, 1839; dau. Robert and Margaret (Standart) Watson; ed. Auburn private schools; Miss Anabel's Boarding School, Philadelphia, Pa.; m. Auburn, N.Y., June 27, 1860, William Henry Seward (brigadier-general); children: Cornelia Margaret, b. Sept. 11, 1862; William Henry, b. Nov. 10, 1864; Frances Janet, b. July 13, 1880. Mem. Women's Educational and Industrial Union, Auburn, N.Y.; the Home for the Friendless, Cayuga Co. Orphan Asylum, Seymour Library Ass'n. Presbyterian. Mem. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants of N.Y., Soc. of Colonial Dames of N.Y., D.A.R., Mary Washing- ton Colonial Chapter, N.Y. City; honorary mem. Owasco Chapter D.A.R., Mary Washington Me- morial Ass'n, the Fortnightly Club of Auburn (pres.). Anti-suffragist. N.J.

SEWARD, Mary Coggeshall (Mrs. Theodore F. Seward), 11 Webster Place, East Orange, Parliamentarian; b. New London, Conn., July 9, 1839; dau. William H. and Sarah Latham (Ashbey) Coggeshall; ed. Female Acad., New London, Conn.; m. June 12, 1860, Theodore Fre- linghuysen Seward; children: Mary Josephine (died 1882), Theodora Mason (m. Thomas Gilbert Bolles), William Van Heemstra (died 1882). Writer of poems published in current literature; has also published words with music as songs. Mem. Internat. Sunshine Soc. (first vice-pres. general; pres. of its department for the blind). Clubs: Sorosis (N.Y. City), the Woman's Club of Orange (pres. 1892-94), National Society of New England Women (pres. twice, 1896-97, 1906-07). Christian Scientist. Favors woman suf- frage.

SEWELL, Anne B., 215 Fifth St., Stoughton, Wis. Secretary; b. Madison, N.J., Jan. 11, 1837; đau. Rev. Robert and Elizabeth (Bolt) Sewell; grad. Rockford, Ill., Female Sem. (now college) 1851 (with valedictory). Taught in Fox Lake, Wis., for seven years, later head of private school in Oconomowoc for seven years and later taught several years in the high school of Stoughton, Wis. Sec. Wisconsin Branch of the W.B.M.I. since 1882; has had large correspondence in dif- ferent parts of the world. Mem. Congregational Church; interested in its activities in the whole State; Sunday-school, missionary and W.C.T.U. Reports printed each year; articles prepared each month for church papers and other miscella- neous matter. Recreation: Summer assemblies.

SEWELL, (Lydia) Amanda Brewster (Mrs. Rob- ert Van Vorst Sewell), "Fleetwood House," Oyster Bay, L.I., N. Y. Artist; b. Essex Co., N.Y.; dau. Benjamin T. and Julia Ann (Washburn) Brewster; art educa- tion in N.Y. City in the Art Students' League, and in Paris at Académie Julian and the atelier of Carolus Duran; m. Apr. 12, 1888, Robert Van Vorst Sewell, artist. Professionally engaged as artist from 1886, specializing in portraiture. First exhibits of painting were in Paris at the Salons of 1886, 1887 and 1888. Has also exhibited at Nat. Acad. Design, N.Y. City (Dodge prize 1888, Clarke prize 1903); received bronze medals at World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; Pan-American Ex- position, 1901, and Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion, 1904; medal from Charleston (S.C.) Exposi- tion, 1902. Associate of Nat. Acad. of Design; mem. Woman's Art Club.

SEYMOUR, Elizabeth Day, 141 Linden St., New Haven, Conn. Born New Haven, Conn.; dau. Thomas Day Seymour, LL.D. (prof. Greek, Yale Univ., 1880- 1907) and Sarah M. (Hitchcock) Seymour; ed. Hillhouse High School, New Haven; Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B., A.M. '97; Yale School of Fine Arts, New Haven, 1897-1901; graduate student, Yale Univ., 1904-05. Instructor in Greek, Lake Erie Coll., Painesville, Ohio, 1901-03. of Bryn Mawr Coll. for New Haven.

SEYMOUR, Luda Wells (Mrs. Lewis Seymour), Chapin 25 North St., Binghamton, N.Y. Hon. corr. sec. Born Chicago, Ill.; dau. Frederick and Clara (Latimer) Wells; ed. Kirkland School, Chicago, Ill.; in. May 20, 1908, Lewis Seymour. Episcopalian. Mem. Friday Club (Chicago), Mon- day Afternoon Club (Binghamton, N.Y.).

SEYMOUR, May, Lake Placid Club, Essex County, N.Y. Librarian, bibliographer; grad. Smith Coll., B.A. '80; student Columbia Coll. School of Library Economy, 1887, 1888-89. Teacher St. Louis, Mo., 1881-82; Englewood, N.J., 1882-86; classifier and cataloguer, Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1887-88; cataloguer, Columbia Coll. Library, 1888-89; classifier, N.Y. State Library, 1888-91; education librarian, N. Y. State Library, 1891-1906. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n, Collegiate Alumnæ, Smith College Alumnæ Ass'n.

SEYMOUR, Nan Gilbert, 129 E. Seventeenth St., N.Y. City. Physician; b. Peekskill, N.Y., Aug. 4, 1875; dau. Frederick and Cornelia S. (Clarke) Seymour; ed. Cornell Univ., A.B. '97, M.D. '02. Served as resi- dent physician and surgeon in Methodist Episco- pal (Gen.) Hospital, Philadelphia, 1902-03; Gouv- erneur Hospital Tuberculosis Clinic. Attending physician in charge of St. George's Church Tuber- culosis Class since 1907. Attending physician Salvation Army Rescue and Maternity Home. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N.Y. County and N.Y. State Med. Societies, Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Am. Soc. Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis. Charter mem. Woman's Univ. Club; mem. Cornell Alumnæ Club.

SEYMOUR, Mrs. Robert Morris, 2008 E. Fifth St., Duluth, Minn. Joel and Belinda (Joslin) Waterman; ed. Marl- Ass't director; b. Chippewa Falls, Wis.; dau. borough School of Girls, Los Angeles, Cal.; Univ. of Arkansas; student of art under Arthur W. Dow of Columbia, Denman Ross of Harvard and Henry Turner Bailey; m. Chippewa Falls, Wis., 1893; one daughter: Dorothy Osgood. Appointed to governing b'd, Minnesota State Art Soc., 1904; State representative, Drama League of America, 1912; ass't director St. Paul Inst. of Arts and Sciences, 1913. Interested in industrial art move- ment in Minnesota; recreation and development of more taste and charity in small towns and villages. Mem. Welfare League of St. Paul. Mem. Daughters of the Revolution, State His- torical Soc. of Wisconsin, Drama League of America, Festival Soc. of America. Recreations: Music, art, theatre, dancing, mountain climbing, walking. Mem. Woman's Club of Minneapolis. Lectures on dramatic structure, art history, art appreciation, Bible history, applied psychology.

SHACKELFORD, Elizabeth Putnam, 149 Union Av., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Born Newark, N.J.; dau. John Wragg and Elizabeth Peck (Putnam) Shackelford; ed. Hell- Active in muth Ladies' Coll., London, Ont. work of Protestant Episcopal Church; manager in the Albany diocese of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions; associate Girls' Friend- ly Society; associate of St. Mary's Sisterhood;