Abstract
A product of the materials available in the New Europe Group’s archive, which includes personal diaries and journals, this chapter is able to provide a more intimate look at three of its most influential female members: Winifred Gordon Fraser, Cecil Eastgate, and Rose Graham. The mini-biographies of these women give us a deeper understanding of why women were drawn into the federalist movement. All three were well-educated world travelers who had a vested interest in advocating for women to have greater agency and self-sufficency. Their personal backgrounds also provide valuable context for assessing their views on gender and the significance of women in politics found in Chapter 8.