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Nellie Fassett was an Americanfeminist, political organizer, andsuffragette during the 1890s through 1920s inNew York City.[1]
She was married toJohn Sherwin Crosby.[1] Her personal friends includedWilliam Jennings Bryan.[1]
Fassett was the founder, in 1905, and first president of the Women's Democratic Club of New York City.[1][2] It was the first permanent national political organization exclusively established by and for women. The pioneering American theatrical and literary agentElisabeth Marbury was a member, and also involved in Democratic politics andGeorgism.
In 1913 she gave a victory breakfast at theWaldorf-Astoria for the new First LadyEllen Axson Wilson and her children.[1]
In 1918 Fassett was named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of theDemocratic National Committee.[3]
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby of New York City has been named as the representative of New York State on the Woman's Advisory Committee of the Democratic ...
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