“P” is for Pollitzer sisters. Educators, suffragists, reformers. The three sisters—Carrie Teller, Mabel Louise and Anita Lily—were born in Charleston. Carrie Teller Politzer was a charter member of the Charleston Equal Suffrage League and was active in the National Woman’s Party. She launched the petition drive that led to the admission of women to the College of Charleston. Mabel Louise Pollitzer was president of the Charleston County Teachers’ Association. She obtained the necessary legislation to establish the Charleston County Free Library. A charter member of the Charleston Equal Suffrage League, she was still an active member well into her nineties. As a student, Annie Lily Pollitzer became involved in the radical wing of the women’s movement. Beginning in 1918 she held numerous National Woman’s Party offices, including national chair from 1945 to 1949.
“P” is for Pollitzer sisters
