Petition of Naturalization for Harriot Stanton Blatch

The Expatriation Act in 1907, mandated that “any American woman who marries a foreigner shall take the nationality of her husband.”
Harriot Stanton, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, married a man from the United Kingdom and lost her American citizenship. After his death, she moved back to America and petitioned to become a U.S. Citizen again in 1911.
The “Married Women’s Independent Nationality Act” or the “Married Women’s Act” passed on September 22, 1922, and repealed the 1907 Expatriation Act.