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Ellen Spencer Mussey's marshal ribbon from the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C., 1913
Photo of Ellen Spencer Mussey's marshal ribbon worn as she led the women’s legal group in the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession.
Poem about Mussey, 1921
Longer poem written as a birthday tribute to Mussey. Notes her work ethic and values.
"In Honor of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey," circa 1930
Flyer calling for donations to help get Mussey’s name included on a memorial that the National League of Women Voters was putting together. Reprinted in the Women’s City Bulletin.
"Women and the Law Endowment," circa 1923
Flyer seeking to raise money for an endowment campaign. Needed to fund a salary for the next Dean.
"Why Women Should Study the Law," undated
Flyer outlining reasons why women should study law. Language echoes reasons Gillett gave for why women should study the law in a 1922 interview with Grace Knoeller.
"Prejudice Against Women Seen as Handicap in Practicing Law," Washington Post, 12 February 1923
Clipping from the February 12, 1923 issue of the Washington Post. Summarizes an editorial Mussey wrote in the Bar Association Journal on historical discrimination within the legal profession.
"Meaning of Separate Citizenship for Women Explained by Lawyer," Washington Post, 17 February 1923
Clipping from the February 17, 1923 issue of the Washington Post. Summarizes a recent interview with Mussey regarding the Cable Act. Law did away with naturalization at the altar and loss of American citizenship when women married foreign men.
"Ellen Spencer Mussey," Woman's Home Companion, June 1914
Brief biography of Ellen Spencer Mussey from "Woman's Home Companion."