“At The Nation’s Capital” by Cleveland Moffett page 457
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Following a general introduction about women of Washington, D. C. is a brief section about Mrs. Stevenson, president of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Transcript of Introductory Paragraph:
“It is a great mistake this constant tendency to look at Washington from a masculine point of view.  It is tiresome, to begin with, and then it is unfair to Washington women. 
            What is a Washington woman?  Answer according to the general notion:  She is an idle, useless, artificial creature whose mind, what there is of it, is take up with gowns, social functions, fashionable frivolities, and flirtations. 

This is very absurd, but how is the American public to know better?”             

Clara Barton National Historic Site, CLBA 4527