Adams family.
Mary Newbury Adams: early feminist; third child of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Newbury, b. in Peru, Indiana; graduated 1857 from Mrs. Willard's Female Seminary in Troy, N.Y.; married Austin Adams 1857; became interested in woman suffrage in 1868 and promoted it through writing and speaking; member of Association for Advancement of Women, American Historical Association, Vice Chair of Women's Branch of World's Congress Auxillary of Columbian Exposition and belonged to numerous literary societies.
Austin Adams: lawyer; graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law at Harvard; moved to Dubuque, Iowa in 1854 where he practiced law, served two terms as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa; regent of the University of Iowa; lecturer at the Law School for twenty-nine years; started Dubuque Public Library.
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