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Mary Latimer McLendon
Born
Mary Latimer

(1840-06-24)June 24, 1840
DiedNovember 20, 1921(1921-11-20) (aged 81)
Known forWomen's suffrage and temperance activism
Spouse
Nicholas A. McLendon
(m. 1860; died 1912)
RelativesRebecca Latimer Felton (sister)

Mary Latimer McLendon (June 24, 1840 - November 20, 1921) was one of the best known suffragists in Georgia, called the "Mother of Suffrage in Georgia".

Early life

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Mary Latimer was born in Dekalb County in 1840. Her parents were Eleanor Swift and Charles Latimer.[1] She was educated at the Southern Masonic Female College in Covington, Georgia.[1]

She married Nicholas A. McLendon in 1860 and the couple moved to Atlanta.[1] When Atlanta was evacuated by Union troops during the American Civil War, she moved to Crawfordville, Georgia with her family, returning in 1868.[1]

Temperance movement

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Women's suffrage

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more sources[2][3][4] [5] [6] [7]


Death and legacy

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She died in November 1921, both of her activist goals having been achieved.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Pullen, Ann E. (11 March 2020). "Mary Latimer McLendon (1840-1921)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ Gatti 2009.
  3. ^ Taylor 1944.
  4. ^ Taylor 1958.
  5. ^ Taylor 1959.
  6. ^ Taylor 1979.
  7. ^ Harper 1922.
  8. ^ "Her Two Ambitions Realized Mrs. McLendon Goes to Reward". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved August 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

Sources & further reading

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