in 1947, griswold founded the wisconsin society for the equal rights amendment, wisconsin branch of the national woman's party. in 1954, griswold was the executive secretary of the national woman's party. during the fights for women's suffrage, she had been jailed, and this gave her a status within the national woman's party. "the work for suffrage is now far enough in the past to cast glamor and appeal on those who worked for it." (mabel griswold to agnes e. wells, august 4, 1950)