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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.
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.
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The daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), November 17, 1894, Page 4, Image 4 Includes biographical information.
Bibliography
- The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.), 27 April 1892. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89058370/1892-04-27/ed-1/seq-6/>
- Saint Mary's beacon. (Leonard Town, Md.), 15 Nov. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82006687/1894-11-15/ed-1/seq-2/>
- Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio), 25 Sept. 1858. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035216/1858-09-25/ed-1/seq-3/>
- The Iola register. (Iola, Kan.), 28 Dec. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83040340/1894-12-28/ed-1/seq-3/>
- The daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), 17 Nov. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020358/1894-11-17/ed-1/seq-4/>
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