Papers, 1851-1958 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1851-1958 (inclusive).

Correspondence, diary, articles and speeches, pamphlets and leaflets, photos, scrapbooks, and clippings reflect the life of Laidlaw and her interest in a number of issues, including white slave traffic and suffrage.

4.25 linear ft.

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Laidlaw, Harriet Burton, 1873-1949

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Harriet (Wright) Burton Laidlaw (December 16, 1873 – January 25, 1949) was an American social reformer and suffragist. She campaigned in support of the Nineteenth Amendment and the United Nations, and was the first female corporate director of Standard & Poor's. Harriet Wright Burton was born in Albany, New York, on December 16, 1873, to George Davidson Burton, a bank cashier, and Alice Davenport Wright. After her father died when she was aged six, her mother took her and her two younger brot...