Upton, Harriet Taylor

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Dates:
Birth 1853-12-17
Death 1945-11-02
Active 1871
Active 1928
Birth 1854
Death 1945
Birth 1853
Death 1945

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Suffragist and author Harriet Taylor Upton (1853-1945) was born in Ravenna, Ohio. Upon her father's election to Congress in 1880, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she developed a close acquaintance with national Republican leaders and came in contact with leading suffragists. In 1890 Harriet Upton joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association, serving as treasurer from 1894-1910. In addition, she was president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association (1899-1908 and 1911-1920), and edited Progress, a monthly suffrage paper (1902-1910). After the passage of the 19th Amendment, Upton was a vice-chairman of the Republican National Committee for four years. She retired from public life in 1931. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1917-1925 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008763

Harriet Taylor Upton was born in Ravenna, Ohio. Upon her father's election to Congress in 1880, she moved to Washington, where she developed a close acquaintance with national Republican leaders and came in contact with leading suffragists. In 1890 HTU joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association, serving as treasurer from 1894 to 1910. In addition, she was president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association (1899-1908 and 1911-1920), and edited Progress, a monthly suffrage paper (1902-1910). After the passage of the 19th Amendment, HTU was vice-chairman of the Republican National Committee for four years. She retired from public life in 1931. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (Cambridge, Mass., 1971).

From the guide to the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC), (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

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  • Suffrage
  • National Anti
  • Ohio Association Opposed to Womans Suffrage
  • Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
  • Upton, Harriet Taylor
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women

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