daisyharriman

See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2368281179/ for another photo on same occasion. At left is Mrs. Borden Harriman (known as Daisy). From NYT, query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C04E3DA123CE633A..., on August 21, 1912, it appears that the Women's National Wilson and Marshall Organization (supporting Woodrow Wilson for President and led by Daisy Harriman) kicked off its campaign efforts in Union Square on August 20. Among the speakers was Mrs. S.A. Vibbert, who was 75.

Another Bain/LOC photo of Mrs. Vibbirt, of the Woman's National Wilson and Marshall Organization, addressing a political rally in New York's Union Square, August 20, 1912: Daisy Harriman tosses the contents of a box of campaign buttons at the crowd: Boys in the Union Square crowd grab for the buttons, almost starting a riot:

Those were the days to be in the bunting business.

This lady is supporting the Democratic party ticket of Woodrow Wilson (for President) and Thomas Marshall (for Vice President). Article on the exciting election of 1912: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election...

Must be Florence Jaffray Hurst Harriman (1870-1967), wife of banker J. Borden Harriman (d. 1914). Mrs. Harriman was a major Wilson supporter, first president of the Women's National Wilson and Marshall Organization (named on the banner shown). She also cofounded NYC's Colony Club, served on the US Commission on Industrial Relations, directed the Women's Motor Corps in France during WWI, participated in the Versailles Peace Conference, and was the US Ambassador to Norway (1937-1940). She said, "“I think nobody can deny that I have always had through sheer luck. . . a box seat at the America of my times.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Jaffray_Harriman

Wilson , Marshal has his Vice President, was elected President in 1912 and re-elected in 1916. He was a supporter of woman's suffrage and played a key role in the passage of the 19th amendment.

Since Woodrow Wilson was a supporter of the woman's right to vote, many women supported his election.

It's good to see her!

Except that Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) would have been dead several years before this photo was taken, and very much older than this woman had she lived into the 1910s. The photo caption seems to refer to the banner's text, rather than to the woman carrying the banner.

pennylrichardsca: Good point--the original caption that we used as the title doesn't appear to tell the whole story. We'll look into clarifying the title in our source data and reloading the description to Flickr.

thank you!

The woman in the photo is Florence Jaffray Harriman Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Jaffray_Harriman

The banner is for the Woman's National Wilson and Marshall Organization. The New York Times states that Mrs. J. Borden (Daisy) Harriman was the founder and chairman. They were active at least through the 1912 election. See: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9805E2DB123CE633A...

Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman (July 21, 1870 – August 31, 1967) was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and later, a courageous diplomat. “She led one of the suffrage parades down Fifth Avenue, worked on campaigns on child labor and safe milk and, as minister to Norway in World War II, organized evacuation efforts while hiding in a forest from the Nazi invasion. "In her ninety-second year, U.S. President John F. Kennedy honored her by awarding her the first “Citation of Merit for Distinguished Service.” She often found herself in the middle of historic events. As she stated, “I think nobody can deny that I have always had through sheer luck. . . a box seat at the America of my times.” Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Jaffray_Harriman

Richard Arthur Norton: Thanks for pointing us to Harriman's full name. We'll add it to the description next time we update the record.

LOC has mislabeled this photo. That actually is Mrs. Vibbirt speaking, while Daisy Harriman stands silent beside her.

Another Bain/LOC photo of Mrs. Vibbirt, speaker for the Woman's National Wilson and Marshall Organization, addressing a rally in Union Square, New York City, August 20, 1913: Daisy Harriman tosses campaign buttons into the crowd: Boys in the Union Square crowd grab for the buttons, almost starting a riot: