Record #:

10122

Author(s):

Roger, Lou

Abstract:

Cornelia Petty Jerman was born in Carthage in December 1, 1874. After her marriage in 1898, she moved to Raleigh and became very active in the city's social life, such as the Women's Club of Raleigh and later president of the N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Jerman led the fight for women's suffrage in North Carolina. She was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1924 and 1928 and was appointed to the National Democratic Committee in 1928. In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her assistant collector of the Internal Revenue Service for North Carolina.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 4 Issue 4, Aug 1946, p18-19, 26, por, bibl

Subject(s):

Jerman, Cornelia Petty, 1874-1946