Elizabeth Freeman (suffragist)
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Elisabeth Freeman was a suffragist and civil rights activist.
in New York. Mary worked for an orphanage. In 1913 she took part in the national Suffrage Hike
to the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson
in Washington, D.C.
As a publicity stunt in New York City she wore a gypsy costume and drove a wagon piled with women's suffrage literature and stenciled with Votes for Women slogans.
On May 16, 1916, one day after the Jesse Washington lynching she was brought in to investigate.
She died in February 1942 of pleurisy
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Biography
Elizabeth Freeman was born in 1876 to Mary Hall Freeman in England. The family emigrated to the United States and lived on Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
in New York. Mary worked for an orphanage. In 1913 she took part in the national Suffrage Hike
Suffrage hike
The Suffrage Hikes of 1912 to 1914 were to bring attention to issue of women's suffrage. Rosalie Gardiner Jones organized the first one which left from Manhattan to Albany, New York...
to the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
As a publicity stunt in New York City she wore a gypsy costume and drove a wagon piled with women's suffrage literature and stenciled with Votes for Women slogans.
On May 16, 1916, one day after the Jesse Washington lynching she was brought in to investigate.
She died in February 1942 of pleurisy
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....
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