a few months after his divorce, he married writer and suffragette activist doris stevens (1888–1963) on december 9, 1921 in peekskill, new york. doris was the first female member of the american institute of international law and first chair of the inter-american commission of women. they also divorced in paris in october 1929, on the ground of abandonment. "her plea was based on the alleged impossibility of two persons of equally strong mind living harmoniously together."