Mary Latimer McLendon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Latimer June 24, 1840 |
| Died | November 20, 1921 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Women's suffrage and temperance activism |
| Spouse |
Nicholas A. McLendon
(m. 1860; died 1912) |
| Relatives | Rebecca Latimer Felton (sister) |
Mary Latimer McLendon (June 24, 1840 - November 20, 1921) was one of the best known suffragists in Georgia, called the "Mother of Suffrage in Georgia".
Early life edit
Mary Latimer was born in Dekalb County in 1840. Her parents were Eleanor Swift and Charles Latimer.[1] She was educated at the Southern Masonic Female College in Covington, Georgia.[1]
She married Nicholas A. McLendon in 1860 and the couple moved to Atlanta.[1] When Atlanta was evacuated by Union troops during the American Civil War, she moved to Crawfordville, Georgia with her family, returning in 1868.[1]
Temperance movement edit
Women's suffrage edit
more sources[2][3][4] [5] [6] [7]
Death and legacy edit
She died in November 1921, both of her activist goals having been achieved.[8]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Pullen, Ann E. (11 March 2020). "Mary Latimer McLendon (1840-1921)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Gatti 2009.
- ^ Taylor 1944.
- ^ Taylor 1958.
- ^ Taylor 1959.
- ^ Taylor 1979.
- ^ Harper 1922.
- ^ "Her Two Ambitions Realized Mrs. McLendon Goes to Reward". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
Sources & further reading edit
- Harper, Ida Husted, ed. (1922). History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 6. Rochester, NY: Susan B. Anthony. OCLC 29796971.
- Taylor, A. Elizabeth (June 1944). "The Origin of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Georgia". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 28 (2). Georgia Historical Society: 63–79. JSTOR 40576929.
- Taylor, A. Elizabeth (December 1958). "Revival and Development of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Georgia". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 42 (4). Georgia Historical Society: 339–354. JSTOR 40578025.
- Taylor, A. Elizabeth (March 1959). "The Last Phase of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Georgia". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 43 (1). Georgia Historical Society: 11–28. JSTOR 40577919.
- Taylor, A. Elizabeth (Winter 1979–1980). "Woman Suffrage Activities in Atlanta". The Atlanta Historical Journal. 23 (4): 45–54. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - Gatti, Stacey Horstmann (2009). "Mary Latimer McLendon (1840-1921) Mother of Suffrage Work in Georgia". In Chirhart, Ann Short; Wood, Betty; Clark, Kathleen Ann (eds.). Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times Volume 1. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. pp. 245–271. ISBN 9780820333366. JSTOR j.ctt46nhs8. OCLC 276338611. Retrieved August 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
External links edit
- Krelnik/Sandbox7 at Find a Grave
- 1913 portrait of McLendon via Atlanta History Center
- 1913 suffrage parade photo via Atlanta History Center