son ▁ ▁H anna ▁B ie ber - B ö hm ▁ ▁K ä the ▁Sch irm acher ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Women ▁at ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Congress ▁achieved ▁the ▁goals ▁they ▁sought . ▁They ▁had ▁come ▁from ▁each ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁to ▁staff ▁and ▁run ▁offices , ▁gather ▁and ▁spend ▁resources , ▁pay ▁their ▁workers , ▁sign ▁contract s ; ▁all ▁without ▁going ▁into ▁deb t ▁as ▁had ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁sub comm itte es . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ex position , ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Congress ▁A ux ili ary ▁Building ▁where ▁the ▁various ▁con gress es ▁had ▁conven ed , ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁Woman ' s ▁Building ▁was ▁torn ▁down , ▁and ▁the ▁m ural ▁by ▁Mary ▁Cass att ▁was ▁mis pla ced ▁and ▁lost . ▁Ber tha ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁appointed ▁United ▁States ▁Commission er ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Ex position ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁by ▁President ▁William ▁McK in ley , ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁so ▁distinguished ▁by ▁any ▁government . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁El im ination ▁of ▁All ▁Form s ▁of ▁Disc rim ination ▁Again st ▁Women ▁( C ED AW ) ▁ ▁Fem in ism ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁femin ism ▁ ▁First - wave ▁femin ism ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁suff rag ists ▁and ▁suff ra get tes ▁ ▁Queen ▁Isabel la ▁Association ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Anthony , ▁Susan ▁B .; ▁Har per , ▁I da ▁H usted