Petition of Naturalization for Harriot Stanton Blatch
12/20/1911
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Harriot Stanton Blatch was an activist and the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
In 1906, Blatch created the Equality League for Self-Supporting Women for professional and industrial working women, later called the Women’s Political Union. Taking the lead from labor unions, Blatch organized the first large-scale suffrage parade in New York City in 1913.
She married a man from the United Kingdom, moved to England, and lost her American citizenship — according to the 1907 Expatriation Act, "any American woman who marries a foreigner shall take the nationality of her husband." After her husband's death, she moved back to America and petitioned to become a U.S. Citizen again in 1911. This document is her petition of naturalization.
The Cable Act of 1922, known as the "Married Women’s Independent Nationality Act" or "Married Women’s Act," repealed the 1907 Expatriation Act.
In 1906, Blatch created the Equality League for Self-Supporting Women for professional and industrial working women, later called the Women’s Political Union. Taking the lead from labor unions, Blatch organized the first large-scale suffrage parade in New York City in 1913.
She married a man from the United Kingdom, moved to England, and lost her American citizenship — according to the 1907 Expatriation Act, "any American woman who marries a foreigner shall take the nationality of her husband." After her husband's death, she moved back to America and petitioned to become a U.S. Citizen again in 1911. This document is her petition of naturalization.
The Cable Act of 1922, known as the "Married Women’s Independent Nationality Act" or "Married Women’s Act," repealed the 1907 Expatriation Act.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009.
Full Citation: Petition of Naturalization for Harriot Stanton Blatch; 12/20/1911; Petition of Naturalization Petition #9114, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Petition of Naturalization; Petitions for Naturalization, 1824 - 1991 (NAI #575701); Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, Record Group 21; National Archives at New York, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/naturalization-harriot-stanton-blatch, March 23, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.