in 1904 to promote women's suffrage Irish Women's Franchise League – founded in 1908, more radical than the Dublin Association Irish Women's Suffrage Society – founded by Isabella Tod as the North of Ireland Women's Suffrage Society in 1872; it was based in Belfast but had branches in other parts of the north Kvindevalgretsforeningen (Women's Suffrage Association) – Danish women's organization (1889–1898) specifically focused on suffrage Kvindelig Fremskridtsforening (Women's Progress Association) – Danish organization (1885–1893) with a focus on women's voting rights Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret – Danish organization Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission – formed by Carrie Chapman Catt in March 1917 using funds willed for the purpose by Miriam Leslie. The commission, based in New York City, promoted woman's suffrage by educating the public and was affiliated with the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Ligue belge du droit des femmes – Belgian organization founded in 1892 in support of women's rights Naisasialiitto Unioni – founded 1892, Finnish arm of the International Alliance of Women National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) – formed in 1890 by the joining of the American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman Suffrage Association National Association for Women's Suffrage (Norway) – Norwegian organization from 1898 to 1913 National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden) – Swedish organization from 1902 to 1921 National Society for Women's Suffrage – Britain's first large suffrage organization, founded in 1867 by Lydia Becker National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies – major United Kingdom organization National Woman's Party – major United States organization founded in 1915 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to campaign for a constitutional amendment; organized the Silent Sentinels; from 1913 to 1915 the same core group's name was the Congressional Union National Women's Rights Convention – series of major US organizing conventions, held from 1850 to 1869 National Woman Suffrage Association – American organization founded in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton after the split in the American Equal Rights Association; joined NAWSA in 1890 New England Woman Suffrage Association (NEWSA) – formed in 1868 as the first major political organization with women's suffrage as its goal, active until 1920, principal leaders were Julia Ward Howe and Lucy Stone, played key role in forming the American Woman Suffrage Association Nüzi canzheng tongmenghui – Chinese organisation from 1912 Silent Sentinels – Members of the National Woman's Party who picketed America's White House from January