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Title
Ida
Saxton
McKinley
Sewing
Bag
Subject
Presidents and Politics
Ohio Women
First ladies
Crochet hooks
Bags (containers)
Needlework
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
McKinley, Ida Saxton, 1847-1907
Place
Canton (Ohio)
Stark County (Ohio)
Description
Ida
Saxton
McKinley
used
this
silk
bag
to
hold
the
yarn
and
needles
she
used
to
crocheted
an
estimated
4,000
pairs
of
bedroom
slippers
. She
distributed
them to
friends
,
veterans
, and
orphans
or
sold
them at
auction
to
raise
money
for
charity
.
Inside
is
a
photograph
of her
husband
,
William
McKinley
(1843-1901)
.
It
was
most
likely
taken
in the
1880s
,
while
he was
serving
in the
U.S
.
House
of
Representatives
. The
bag
measures
9
by
14
inches
(22.86
by
35.56
cm)
Ida
Saxton
was the
daughter
of a
prosperous
Canton
banker
. She
met
Major
William
McKinley
while
working
as a
cashier
at her
father's
bank
. They
married
in
1871
.
Two
daughters
were
born
to the
couple
,
neither
survived
childhood
. For
most
of her
adult
life
,
Ida
was in
poor
health
,
suffering
from
phlebitis
(a
neurological
condition
that
weakened
her
right
side
and
made
it
difficult
to
walk)
,
epilepsy
, and
other
problems
. Her
ailments
,
however
, were not
discussed
in
public
, and she
performed
her
duties
as
political
wife
and
hostess
as
well
as she was
able
.
After
her
husband
was
assassinated
in
1901
,
Ida
returned
to
Canton
,
where
she
died
in
1907
.
Date of Original
1880
-
1907
circa
Collection
Ida
Saxton
McKinley
Collection
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution
McKinley Museum and National Memorial
Rights
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http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om907_1025874_004.tif
Image Height
1918
Image Width
2379
File Size
449.583 KB
Format
picture
;
objects
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