Janet Ayer Fairbank
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Janet Ayer Fairbank was an American author and suffragette
, socially and politically active in Chicago and a champion of progressive causes. She attended the University of Chicago
and in 1900 married the lawyer Kellogg Fairbank, the son of industrialist N. K. Fairbank
. They had three children including the operatic singer Janet Fairbank
(1903–1947) http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,934730,00.html.
She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
from Illinois in 1924 and 1932http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faalevao-fairbanks.html.
She was the older sister of Pulitzer Prize
-winning author Margaret Ayer Barnes
.
Suffragette
"Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union...
, socially and politically active in Chicago and a champion of progressive causes. She attended the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and in 1900 married the lawyer Kellogg Fairbank, the son of industrialist N. K. Fairbank
N. K. Fairbank
Nathaniel Kellogg "N.K." Fairbank was a Chicago industrialist whose company, the N.K. Fairbank Co., manufactured soap as well as animal and baking products in conjunction with the great meat packing houses in northern Illinois. The company had factories in Chicago, St. Louis, Montreal and...
. They had three children including the operatic singer Janet Fairbank
Janet Fairbank
Janet Fairbank was an American operatic singer.She was the daughter of novelist and suffragette Janet Ayer Fairbank and Kellogg Fairbank, the son of industrialist N. K...
(1903–1947) http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,934730,00.html.
She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
from Illinois in 1924 and 1932http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faalevao-fairbanks.html.
She was the older sister of Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning author Margaret Ayer Barnes
Margaret Ayer Barnes
Margaret Ayer Barnes was an American playwright, novelist, and short-story writer....
.