Sarah Barnwell Elliott
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Sarah Barnwell Elliott was a novelist, short story writer, and an advocate of women's rights
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to Stephen Elliott
a bishop in the Episcopal Church
who was one of the founders of the University of the South at Sewanee. She received private tutoring and attended classes at Johns Hopkins University
in 1886. She moved to Sewanee in 1871 and other than living in New York City
from 1895 to 1902, she was there the remainder of her life. Her novels included The Felmeres (1879), A Simple Heart (1887), Jerry (1891), and The Making of Jane (1901). Elliott became active in the women's suffrage movement and served as president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association from 1912-1914. She died in 1928.
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
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Biography
She was born in Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
to Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott (bishop)
The Right Reverend Stephen Elliott was the 37th bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was the first Bishop of Georgia and Provisional Bishop of Florida...
a bishop in the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church (United States)
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who was one of the founders of the University of the South at Sewanee. She received private tutoring and attended classes at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in 1886. She moved to Sewanee in 1871 and other than living in New York City
New York City
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from 1895 to 1902, she was there the remainder of her life. Her novels included The Felmeres (1879), A Simple Heart (1887), Jerry (1891), and The Making of Jane (1901). Elliott became active in the women's suffrage movement and served as president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association from 1912-1914. She died in 1928.