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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