Maria Thompson Daviess (1872-1924) [electronic resource]

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Maria Thompson Daviess (1872-1924) [electronic resource]

1924

Sketch by artist Sarah Eakin Cowan of Maria Thompson Daviess. Daviess was the vice president of the Nashville Equal Suffrage League in 1911 and worked closely with Anne Dallas Dudley. She was also honorary president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association and was present for the founding of the Madison Equal Suffrage League in 1915.

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Daviess, Maria Thompson, 1872-1924

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Maria Thompson Daviess (November 25, 1872 – September 3, 1924) was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories. Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Tennessee, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison. Maria (sometimes "Marie") Thompson Daviess was born in Harrodsburg, Kent...