Sarah Doan La Fetra

Sarah Doan La Fetra (June 11, 1843 - May 7, 1919) was an American temperance worker.

Biography Sarah Doan was born in Sabina, Ohio, on June 11, 1843, the fourth daughter of the Rev. Timothy Doan and Mary Ann Custis. Her mother was a member of the famous Virginia Custis family, and her father was a Methodist minister. She was a practical business woman, and for years fought the rum traffic in a sure and substantial way, by successfully managing a temperance hotel and cafe in the very heart of the city of Washington. She was a suffragist, although not identified with the organization. She also supported women's suffrage, although she was not formally associated with suffrage organizations.