Clark, Adèle, 1882-1983

Associated with the women's suffrage movement in Virginia.

From the description of Oral history interview of Adele Clark by Charlotte Shelton, August 15, 1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647919997

Artist and women's suffragist.

From the description of Adèle Clark's remembrances of the Equal Suffrage Movement in Virginia, 1964. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 63211388

Art administrator, Federal Art Project director; Richmond, Virginia.

From the description of Adele Clark interview, 1963 Nov. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192676

From the description of Oral history interview with Adele Clark, 1963 Nov. 16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025427

A founding member of the Virginia suffrage movement and a prominent supporter of the arts in Virginia, Adele Goodman Clark (1882-1983) exemplified the influential role civically active women played in the major social reform movements of the twentieth century. Calling politics and art her "creative spirits", Clark was involved in a number of reform initiatives throughout her century of life that championed the rights of women and promoted the arts.

From the description of Adele Goodman Clark papers, 1849-1978 (James Branch Cabell Library). WorldCat record id: 747861756

George Walter Mapp was born on 25 May 1873 to parents, Dr. John E. Mapp and Margaret Benson (LeCato) Mapp. In 1891, he received a degree of licentiate from the College of William and Mary. This qualified him to teach at the college while studying for a bachelor of arts degree. Upon graduation, he taught at Hagsett Military Academy in Danville, Kentucky. While at Hagsett, he attended classes at Centre College, Kentucky, graduating with a law degree in 1897.

Following graduation Mapp practiced law on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He entered into several partnerships, the first alongside his cousin Otho F. Mears. Upon its dissolution, he formed a partnership with his brother J. Brooks Mapp, which included an associate, Mr. Herbert Barnes.

Mapp served in the Virginia State Senate from 1911 to 1923 representing the thirty- seventh district, which encompassed Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne counties. As a Democratic politician, he was a leader in the temperance movement and fought for women's suffrage. Mapp ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1918 and for governor in 1925 and 1929.

In his later years, he served as the chairman of the State Commission of Fisheries and on the Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary.

G. Walter Mapp married Miss Georgia Richardson Quinby on 10 November 1900. She died within a year. On 9 November 1910, he remarried Miss Mildred Townsend Aydelotte. The couple had two children. Mapp died in 1941.

From the guide to the G. Walter Mapp Papers, 1895-1935., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary)