 Sanders was the League's prime mover and shaker, hosting the first meeting in her home, and Lucia Gilbert Runkle (d. 1927) was an important early member.Emily James Smith Putnam (the sister-in-law of Mary Putnam Jacobi) was president of the league from 1901 to 1904.Robert Erskine Ely was director from 1907 to 1937.