Telegram from the Executive Board of the San Francisco District of the California Federation of Women's Clubs Supporting the Raker Bill, December 2, 1913; Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled

Title: Telegram from the Executive Board of the San Francisco District of the California Federation of Women's Clubs Supporting the Raker Bill, December 2, 1913; Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled
Date: December 3, 1913
Description: While most women's clubs who petitioned Congress argued against the damming of the Hetch Hetchy Valley, San Francisco residents stood largely in support of the dam. In their telegram to Congress, the Executive Board of the San Francisco District of the California Women's Clubs urged the Senate to vote for the Raker Bill, a bill to grant San Francisco the right to dam the Valley. Women activists in the Progressive Era often appealed to the special concerns of their gender. In this example, the Federation argued that women faced the water crises daily.
Publisher: National Archives, Center for Legislative Archives, Hetch Hetchy Environmental Debates
NPS Region: Pacific-West
Traditional Indigenous Landholders: Ahwahneechee (refer to the region as Ahwahnee), Miwok/Miwuk, or Mono Lake Paiute people
National Park Location: Yosemite National Park

Item sets: Women in National Parks; Women in National Parks - Pacific-West Region