Caroline Ruutz-Rees

She was also a member of the executive board of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA).

[1] The curriculum of Rosemary Hall was strong in the humanities, with Ruutz-Rees working "to empower young women to pursue a wide variety of intellectual studies.

[5] She was part of the executive board of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA), served as vice president of the American Woman Suffrage Association, and was a founding member of the Greenwich Equal Franchise League.

[12] The suffragists presented a 27,000 signature petition in support of the women's vote to the Connecticut state legislature.

[12] During World War I, Ruutz-Rees served as the chair of the Woman's Committee of Connecticut's Council of Defense.

[15] At Rosemary Hall, Ruutz-Rees had students plant and care for community war gardens.

[15] Ruutz-Rees continued to participate in civic life after women won the vote.