Portrait of Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, "Mother of Women's Clubs", ca.1900

Photograph of Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, "Mother of Women's Clubs", ca.1900. She can be seen from the shins up turned slightly to the right. She is visible sitting in a wooden rocking(?) chair with an open book in her hands over her lap. She is elderly and is wearing round spectacles, while her grey hair is pinned up in back. She is wearing a dark blouse with a high neck and long sleeves and a long dress.