Cotten, Sallie Southall

Sallie Swepson Sims Southall Cotten (1846-1929) of Pitt County, N.C., was a writer and campaigner for women's issues. Cotten was a leader in both the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs and the National Congress of Mothers, through which she worked to advance the legal and educational status of women. She also published articles and poetry, most notably The White Doe (1901), a verse history of the Lost Colony.

From the guide to the Sallie Southall Cotten papers, 1857-1929, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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