Mary Ann Sorden Stuart
Representative of the movement for woman suffrage from Delaware
About Mary Ann Sorden Stuart
Lived 1828 – 1893 (aged 65).
Mary Ann Sorden Stuart (February 12, 1828 – April 19, 1893) was an American suffragist who served as a representative of the women's suffrage movement from Delaware and attended the National Woman Suffrage Association conventions in Washington, DC.
Early life Mary Ann Sorden Stuart was born on February 12, 1828, to John Sorden and Sarah Owens Pennewill Sorden in Sussex County, Delaware.
Activism Stuart organized the first women's suffrage group in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1869. Stuart spoke in favor of women's suffrage in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in 1878.
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Who was Mary Ann Sorden Stuart?
representative of the movement for woman suffrage from Delaware (1828-1893)
When was Mary Ann Sorden Stuart born?
Mary Ann Sorden Stuart was born on 12 February 1828 in Greenwood.
When did Mary Ann Sorden Stuart die?
Mary Ann Sorden Stuart died on 19 April 1893 in Greenwood.
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