Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was the charismatic leader and outstanding organizer of the early twentieth century women's suffrage movement. She served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) from 1900 to 1914, and again from 1915 until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Foreseeing victory, Catt proposed the formation of the League of Women Voters at the NAWSA annual convention in March 1919. In her later years, she became increasingly active in the cause of international peace.