Ida Husted Harper, ed. (1922). History of Woman Suffrage. Vol.5. New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association, printed by J. J. Little and Ives. pp.527–28, 570–71. Opdycke says Harper was in charge of the entire Leslie Bureau (see Garraty, p. 126; however, Harper contradicts Opdyck'es assertion in volume five of History of Woman Suffrage, written by Harper, which indicates that Rose Emmet Young was the bureau's director.
Husted's father, a saddler, had ancestors from Connecticut; her mother was born in Vermont and had ancestors from Massachusetts. See Clifton J. Philips, "Ida A. Husted Harper," in Edward T. James, Janet Wilson James, and Paul T. Boyer (1971). Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol.2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p.139.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Gary W. Daily (1988). Ida Husted Harper. Terre Haute, Indiana: Vigo County Public Library. OCLC19070769. See also "Search results" for "Ida Husted Harper Collection". Vigo County Public Library. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
Gary W. Daily (1988). Ida Husted Harper. Terre Haute, Indiana: Vigo County Public Library. OCLC19070769. See also "Search results" for "Ida Husted Harper Collection". Vigo County Public Library. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
R. E. Banta, compiler (1949). Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816–1916. Crawfordsville, Indiana: Wabash College. pp.134–35. OCLC1044959.