]]>https://marykatemcmaster.org/WOC/items/show/236Rosa Miller Avery was born in Madison, Ohio, on May 21, 1830. She married Cyrus Avery in 1853 and became the mother of Cyrus Miller Avery. Her family lived in Ashtabula, Ohio, Erie, Pennsylvania, and then Chicago, Illinois.
A passionate reformer, Rosa worked for Anti-Slavery, Prison Reform, and Women's Rights. On February 11, 1860, Rosa hosted the first meeting of the Ashtabula Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society and became its Secretary and Treasurer. She wrote an article about the Society's first Annual Meeting at Templars' Hall and the activities of its first year for the Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph. To bring attention to the cause during the Civil War, Rosa wrote articles under a male pseudonym. Later, she wrote in support of women's rights in the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Rosa was a member of the National Council of Women of the United States and the National American Woman's Suffrage Association.
Rachel Foster Avery, a woman's rights advocate, was Rosa's daughter-in-law. Rosa's vast social network included Lydia Maria Child, James A. Garfield, and James Redpath.
Devoted to women's rights, Rosa even paid for her newborn granddaughter, Julia Foster Avery, to become a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Rosa passed away at "Rose Cottage," her home in Edgewater, Illinois, on November 9, 1894, and was buried in Middle Ridge Cemetery in Madison, Ohio. In March of 1895, Rosa and several other recently deceased members were honored at the annual meeting of the National Council of Women of the United States.]]>2021-05-22T17:31:12+00:00
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Rosa Miller Avery was born in Madison, Ohio, on May 21, 1830. She married Cyrus Avery in 1853 and became the mother of Cyrus Miller Avery. Her family lived in Ashtabula, Ohio, Erie, Pennsylvania, and then Chicago, Illinois.
A passionate reformer, Rosa worked for Anti-Slavery, Prison Reform, and Women's Rights. On February 11, 1860, Rosa hosted the first meeting of the Ashtabula Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society and became its Secretary and Treasurer. She wrote an article about the Society's first Annual Meeting at Templars' Hall and the activities of its first year for the Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph. To bring attention to the cause during the Civil War, Rosa wrote articles under a male pseudonym. Later, she wrote in support of women's rights in the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Rosa was a member of the National Council of Women of the United States and the National American Woman's Suffrage Association.
Rachel Foster Avery, a woman's rights advocate, was Rosa's daughter-in-law. Rosa's vast social network included Lydia Maria Child, James A. Garfield, and James Redpath.
Devoted to women's rights, Rosa even paid for her newborn granddaughter, Julia Foster Avery, to become a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Rosa passed away at "Rose Cottage," her home in Edgewater, Illinois, on November 9, 1894, and was buried in Middle Ridge Cemetery in Madison, Ohio. In March of 1895, Rosa and several other recently deceased members were honored at the annual meeting of the National Council of Women of the United States.
]]>https://marykatemcmaster.org/WOC/items/show/200Reformer Lucretia Coffin Mott was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on January 3, 1793. She was related to Nantucket natives Anna Gardnerm Rev. Phebe Anne Hanaford, and Juliet H. Severance, as well as to Benjamin Franklin.
Lucretia's Quaker family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and then to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She went to Millbrook, New York, to attend Nine Partners School, a Quaker school, where she met James Mott, a teacher at the school. Lucretia and James were married in 1811. After graduating from Nine Partners School, she taught there. Later, Lucretia became a Quaker minister. James and Lucretia made their home in Philadelphia.
Throughout her life, Lucretia was active in reform efforts, writing and speaking eloquently and passionately about the topics that she believed in, as well as organizing and attending meetings and conventions. Lucretia was instrumental in the founding of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She also was very involved with the Pennsylvania Peace Society, the American Anti-Slavery Society, and women's suffrage activities. She, her sister Martha Coffin Wright, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were the movers behind the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. She also worked closely with Lucy Stone and Susan Brownell Anthony. Since she was very interested in supporting higher education, Lucretia was one of the founders of Swarthmore College and actively supported the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
In addition to the individuals mentioned above, her vast personal network included numerous people, including Rachel Foster Avery, Amanda Deyo, Mary J. Scarlett Dixon, Frederick Douglass, Priscilla Holmes Drake, William Lloyd Garrison, Anna Davis Hallowell, Agnes Nininger Kemp, Martha H. Mowry, Wendell Phillips, M. Adeline Thompson, and John Greenleaf Whittier.
Lucretia passed away in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1880.]]>2021-12-29T20:25:25+00:00
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Reformer Lucretia Coffin Mott was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on January 3, 1793. She was related to Nantucket natives Anna Gardnerm Rev. Phebe Anne Hanaford, and Juliet H. Severance, as well as to Benjamin Franklin.
Lucretia's Quaker family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and then to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She went to Millbrook, New York, to attend Nine Partners School, a Quaker school, where she met James Mott, a teacher at the school. Lucretia and James were married in 1811. After graduating from Nine Partners School, she taught there. Later, Lucretia became a Quaker minister. James and Lucretia made their home in Philadelphia.
Throughout her life, Lucretia was active in reform efforts, writing and speaking eloquently and passionately about the topics that she believed in, as well as organizing and attending meetings and conventions. Lucretia was instrumental in the founding of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She also was very involved with the Pennsylvania Peace Society, the American Anti-Slavery Society, and women's suffrage activities. She, her sister Martha Coffin Wright, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were the movers behind the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. She also worked closely with Lucy Stone and Susan Brownell Anthony. Since she was very interested in supporting higher education, Lucretia was one of the founders of Swarthmore College and actively supported the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
In addition to the individuals mentioned above, her vast personal network included numerous people, including Rachel Foster Avery, Amanda Deyo, Mary J. Scarlett Dixon, Frederick Douglass, Priscilla Holmes Drake, William Lloyd Garrison, Anna Davis Hallowell, Agnes Nininger Kemp, Martha H. Mowry, Wendell Phillips, M. Adeline Thompson, and John Greenleaf Whittier.
Lucretia passed away in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1880.
]]>https://marykatemcmaster.org/WOC/items/show/143Anna Byford Leonard, a sanitary reformer, ceramic artist, art teacher, author, and missionary leader was born in Mount Vernon, Indiana on July 31, 1843. The daughter of William Heath Byford, a physician and surgeon who was the founder of Woman's Medical College of Chicago, Anna spent most of her life in Chicago, Illinois and later lived in New York City.
Anna became Chicago's first female Sanitary Inspector in 1889, and she was instrumental in the establishment of the eight-hour law. She was a strong advocate for children and women in the workplace. Anna's personal network included Rachel Foster Avery and Dr. John E. Owens.
By 1891, she was President of the Woman's Canning and Preserving Company. In February of 1892, The St. Paul Daily Globe noted that the company had "capital of $1,000,000" and only female stockholders.
Widely respected, Anna was appointed as the Sanitary Inspector for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
In addition, Anna was a ceramic artist and art teacher. In 1894, 1897, and 1898, she contributed articles about china painting to Art Amateur. She lived in New York City and was active in the art world, serving as the Corresponding Secretary for the New York Society of Ceramic Arts. Anna's work was exhibited at Madison Square Garden in 1896 at the National Commercial Travellers' Fair and at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City in 1901, as part of the exhibition by the New York Society of Ceramic Arts. Along withRhoda Holmes Nicholls, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and many other artists, she was a member of the Arts Club of New York City.
Also active in missionary work, Anna was Corresponding Secretary for the Board of Foreign Missions in 1911.]]>2022-08-05T17:20:59+00:00
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Anna Byford Leonard, a sanitary reformer, ceramic artist, art teacher, author, and missionary leader was born in Mount Vernon, Indiana on July 31, 1843. The daughter of William Heath Byford, a physician and surgeon who was the founder of Woman's Medical College of Chicago, Anna spent most of her life in Chicago, Illinois and later lived in New York City.
Anna became Chicago's first female Sanitary Inspector in 1889, and she was instrumental in the establishment of the eight-hour law. She was a strong advocate for children and women in the workplace. Anna's personal network included Rachel Foster Avery and Dr. John E. Owens.
By 1891, she was President of the Woman's Canning and Preserving Company. In February of 1892, The St. Paul Daily Globe noted that the company had "capital of $1,000,000" and only female stockholders.
Widely respected, Anna was appointed as the Sanitary Inspector for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
In addition, Anna was a ceramic artist and art teacher. In 1894, 1897, and 1898, she contributed articles about china painting to Art Amateur. She lived in New York City and was active in the art world, serving as the Corresponding Secretary for the New York Society of Ceramic Arts. Anna's work was exhibited at Madison Square Garden in 1896 at the National Commercial Travellers' Fair and at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City in 1901, as part of the exhibition by the New York Society of Ceramic Arts. Along withRhoda Holmes Nicholls, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and many other artists, she was a member of the Arts Club of New York City.
Also active in missionary work, Anna was Corresponding Secretary for the Board of Foreign Missions in 1911.