About Cornelia James Cannon
Lived 1876 – 1969 (aged 93). Cornelia James Cannon was an American activist and social reformer.
Cornelia James Cannon (November 17, 1876 – December 7, 1969)
Biography Cornelia James was raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was a graduate of Radcliffe College. She was the mother of Marian Cannon Schlesinger, an author and artist.
Cannon was a progressive thinker and an advocate for women's rights, birth control, and public education.
In 2011, Maria I. Diedrich published a biography of Cannon, Cornelia James Cannon and the Future American Race, juxtaposing her life and work as a feminist reformer with her beliefs in eugenics in the context of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Who was Cornelia James Cannon?
American feminist reformer and author
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Cornelia James Cannon was born on 17 November 1876 in Saint Paul.
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Cornelia James Cannon died on 7 December 1969.
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Cornelia James Cannon was an activist and social reformer.
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Cornelia James Cannon was American.
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