Mary Ann Sorden Stuart

Mary Ann Sorden Stuart
Image of Mary Ann Sorden Stuart from Greenwood: A Delaware Town Printed By: Greenwood Bicentennial Committee
Born	Mary Ann Sorden (1828-02-12)February 12, 1828 Greenwood, Delaware, U.S.
Died	April 19, 1893(1893-04-19) (aged 65) Greenwood, Delaware, U.S.
Resting place	St. Johnstown Methodist Church, Greenwood
Known for	Women's suffrage women's rights

Mary Ann Sorden Stuart (February 12, 1828 – April 19, 1893) was an American suffragist who served as a representative of the women's suffrage movement from Delaware and attended the National Woman Suffrage Association conventions in Washington, DC.[1]

Early life

Mary Ann Sorden Stuart was born on February 12, 1828, to John Sorden and Sarah Owens Pennewill Sorden in Sussex County, Delaware.[2]

Activism

Stuart organized the first women's suffrage group in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1869.[3] Stuart spoke in favor of women's suffrage in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in 1878.[4] She also became the Delaware representative to the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA).[4] Stuart also testified to the Delaware General Assembly in 1881 on allowing women's suffrage in the state constitution.[4]

References

1. Stanton, Elizabeth Cady; Anthony, Susan B.; Gage, Matilda Joslyn; Harper, Ida Husted (1886). History of Woman Suffrage, Volume 3. p. 817.
2. Frank, Bill (1978-07-16). "Crusader". The Morning News. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "About Us". Mary Anns List. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
4. Boylan, Anne M. (Summer 2019). "Delaware Women's Suffrage Timeline" (PDF). Delaware Historical Society. League of Women Voters. Retrieved 18 November 2020.