Maud Thompson

Dr. Maud Thompson (November 17, 1870 – September 26, 1962) was a women's rights activist, suffragist, and teacher. Thompson held leadership positions in women's rights and suffragist associations in Michigan and New Jersey. She lectured on women's right issues at activist gatherings, including at the Paterson Silk Strike in Paterson, New Jersey. Thompson also taught classics at private schools in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Hampshire during a 40-year career in education.

Early life and education

Thompson was born to Charles L. Thompson and Mary Boyd Thompson in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 17, 1870. She was the sister of Vance Thompson. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1901 While she was a student, she testified in support of women's suffrage in front of the Massachusetts Legisature. Thompson's dissertation studied the property rights of women in Ancient Greece.

Teaching career

Following graduation from her master's studies at Wellesley College, Thompson began her teaching career at the college level. She taught Greek and Latin at Irving Female College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania for two years. After moving to Michigan, she taught at the Detroit Seminary in Detroit, Michigan from 1906-1908.

Personal life and death

Thompson married William Bohn in 1909. They had one child, Rhoda Bohn.

Thompson died in Port Chester, New York after a brief illness on September 26, 1962.