Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826-1898

Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage, women's rights advocate, was born in Cicero, N.Y., the only child of Hezekiah and Helen Leslie Joslyn. In 1845 she married Henry H. Gage, a merchant; they had four children, Helen Leslie, Thomas Clarkson, Julie L., and Maud. Matilda Jewell Gage was the daughter of Thomas Clarkson Gage. Matilda Joslyn Gage served as president of the National Woman Suffrage and the New York State Woman Suffrage associations. She also edited the NWSA's periodical, National Citizen and Ballot Box, and, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, produced the first three volumes of the History of Woman Suffrage. Gage died in Chicago on March 18, 1898. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Papers, 1840-1974 (inclusive) [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006607

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