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Marguerite Martyn Marguerite Martyn (September 26, 1878 – April 17, 1948) was an American journalist and political cartoonist with the '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' in the early 20th century. She was noted as much for her published sketches as for her articles. ...
(American journalist, 1878-1948) and published in the '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch''.


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Jane Addams Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage ...
, pioneer settlement worker * Judge Glendy B. Arnold of the divorce court * Carrie Thomas Alexander-Bahrenberg, University of Illinois trustee * Helen Dinsmore Huntington Astor, Republican Party activist *
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor's first husband was America ...
, British politician * Rachel Foster Avery, pioneer suffragist


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Roger Nash Baldwin Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 – August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He served as executive director of the ACLU until 1950. Many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under ...
, a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union"City Club Needed Advice; That Is Why It Gave a Luncheon to Women," July 21, 1912, image 1
/ref> * Illinois Congressman-elect William N. Baltz and his daughters * Bertha Barr, delegate to 1936 Republican National Convention * Ethel Barrymore, actress * Alva Belmont, socialite and suffrage benefactor * Mrs. Perry Belmont (Jessie Ann Robbins), wife of the New York politician and diplomat * Sarah Bernhardt, actress * Elizabeth Lucy Bibesco, English writer and socialite *
Amelia Bingham Amelia Swilley Bingham (March 20, 1869 – September 1, 1927) was an American actress from Hicksville, Ohio.''Amelia Bingham, Actress Is Dead'', New York Times, September 2, 1927, pg. 17. Her Broadway career extended from 1896 until 1926.
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Alice Stone Blackwell Alice Stone Blackwell (September 14, 1857 – March 15, 1950) was an American feminist, suffragist, journalist, radical socialist, and human rights advocate. Early life and education Blackwell was born in East Orange, New Jersey to Henry Browne ...
, suffrage leader and editor * Emily Newell Blair, writer, suffragist, feminist, Democratic Party leader"Notable Women at Convention," July 6, 1924, image 5
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Harriot Stanton Blatch Harriot Eaton Blatch ( Stanton; January 20, 1856–November 20, 1940) was an American writer and suffragist. She was the daughter of pioneering women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Biography Harriot Eaton Stanton was born, the sixt ...
, suffragist"Bedraggled Suffragists March in Sloshy Shoes and With Bedraggled Banners to Impress Delegates," June 8, 1916, image5
/ref> * Anna E. Blount, president of the National Medical Women's Association"Mere Men Beware! The Suffragists Are Plotting 'Inside Politics,'" April 6, 1913, image 1
/ref> * Susan Elizabeth Blow, educator, the "Mother of the Kindergarten" * 'Round-the-world journalist
Nellie Bly Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaki ...
* Film actress Eleanor Boardman"When the Movie Stars Came to St. Louis," August 25, 1924, image 26
/ref> * Lawyer and suffragist Inez Milholland Boissevain * Catherine Booth-Clibborn of the Salvation Army, * Louise DeKoven Bowen, financial supporter of suffrage movement * Mary Carroll Craig Bradford, the only woman delegate at the 1908 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado *
Catherine Breshkovsky Catherine Breshkovsky (real name Yekaterina Konstantinovna Breshko-Breshkovskaya (born Verigo), russian: Екатерина Константиновна Брешко-Брешковская; born 25 January (13 January old style) 1844 – 12 Sept ...
, "grandmother of the Russian revolution" * Helene Hathaway Robison Britton, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals * Sallie Britton, daughter of James H. Britton, mayor of St. Louis, married to
James Mackin James Mackin (December 25, 1822 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York – March 1887) was an American merchant, banker and politician. Life He lived at Fishkill Landing where he was a merchant and real estate agent. He was appointed Postmaster of ...
, New York state treasurer"St. Louis Princess Threatens International Complications," April 22, 1906, image 60
/ref> * Izetta Jewel Brown, actress, women's rights activist and Democratic politician * Mary K. Browne, professional tennis player and amateur golfer * Attorney Mary Baird Bryan and her husband,
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President ...
, two-time presidential candidate, and two grandchildren * Actress
Billie Burke Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North ...
* Mrs. Adolphus Busch III (Florence McRhea Lambert), first wife of the brewery executive * Sarah Schuyler Butler, Republican activist


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* S. Parkes Cadman, minister and advice columnist * Steelmaker
Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...
* Anna Ella Carroll, politician, pamphleteer and lobbyist *
Anna Case Anna Case (October 29, 1887 - January 7, 1984) was an American operatic soprano. She recorded with Thomas Alva Edison, who used her voice extensively in "tone tests" of whether a live audience could tell the difference between the actual singer ...
, opera singer * Dancer and animal-rights activist
Irene Castle Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the popularity of modern dancing. Castle was a st ...
, wife of Chicago businessman
Frederic McLaughlin Maj. Frederic McLaughlin (27 June 1877 – 17 December 1944) was an American businessman and soldier. He was the first owner of the Chicago Black Hawks National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team. Born in Chicago, Illinois, McLaughlin inherited ...
* Dancer
Vernon Castle Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the popularity of modern dancing. Castle was a st ...
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Carrie Chapman Catt Carrie Chapman Catt (; January 9, 1859 Fowler, p. 3 – March 9, 1947) was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. Catt ...
, suffrage leader * Espiridiona Cenda, dancer also known as Chiquita *
Cécile Chaminade Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a ...
, French composer * Percival Chubb, Ethical Cultural Society leader * Kate Claxton, actress * Mrs. Cornelius Cole, one of the first three women accredited to a Republican National Convention"Harmony? They're All Out of It in Chicago," June 7, 1916, image 3
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Nancy Cook Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ...
, suffragist, educator, political organizer, business woman *
Phoebe Couzins Phoebe Wilson Couzins (September 8, 1842 – December 6, 1913) was one of the first female lawyers in the United States. She was the second woman to serve as a licensed attorney in Missouri and the third or fourth to be a licensed attorney in t ...
, lawyer * Caroline Bartlett Crane, known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve sanitation * Raymond Crane, comedian and actor"Overheard at a Municipal Opera Rehearsal," July 11, 1920, image 71
/ref> * Missouri Lieutenant Governor
Wallace Crossley Wallace Crossley (October 4, 1874 – December 13, 1943) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, serving with Governor Frederick D. Gardner, and publisher of ''The Daily Star-Journal'' in Warrensburg, Missouri. Biography Crossley was b ...
"Inside Story of How Women Won," April 13, 1919, image 33
/ref> * Mrs. Shelby Cullom (Julia Fisher), wife of the Illinois senator"Margaret Martyn Finds 'Convention Widows' a Factor in Chicago's Political Show," June 16, 1908, image 11
/ref> * Pearl Lenore Curran, author and medium, wife of John H. Curran, Missouri immigration commissioner.


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* Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and his wife, Addie Worth Bagley * Dwight F. Davis, businessman and founder of the Davis Cup * Rose Davis, rodeo rider"Ladies of the Rodeo," September 19, 1933, image 29
/ref> * Thamara de Swirsky, dancer"Countess de Swirsky Tells Marguerite Martyn," ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch,'' April 23, 1911, image 1
/ref> * Actress Marie Doro * Loren and Dora Doxey, accused of murder * Anne Dallas Dudley, suffragist


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* Aviator Amelia Earhart *
Crystal Eastman Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She is best remembered as a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, as a co-founder and co-editor with h ...
, feminist and political activist * Catherine (Kitty) Elkins, daughter of Senator
Stephen Benton Elkins Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and politician. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893. He served in the United States Congress as a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexi ...
, who wanted to marry
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King ...
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Effie Ellsler Euphemia "Effie" Ellsler (September 17, 1855 – October 8, 1942) was an American actress of stage and screen whose career had its beginnings when she was a child and lasted well into the 1930s. She was best remembered over her early career for ...
, actress *
Julian Eltinge Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notic ...
, cross-dressing actor


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* Martha P. Falconer, social reformer * Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate from the Vatican to the United States * Frank H. Farris, attorney, member of both the Missouri state Senate and its House of Representatives * Beatrice Farnham, artist and entrepreneur, the wife of John Otto (park ranger) * Martha Ellis Fischel, social service worker, mother of Edna Fischel Gellhorn, suffragist and reformer * Judith Ellen Foster, government official * James F. Fulbright, representative, Missouri Legislature"On the Firing Line With Our St. Louis Suffragettes," February 9, 1913, image 1
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Joe Gans Joe Gans (born Joseph Gant; November 25, 1874 – August 10, 1910) was an American professional boxer. Gans was rated the greatest lightweight boxer of all-time by boxing historian and ''Ring Magazine'' founder, Nat Fleischer. Known as the "Old M ...
, boxer"Marguerite Martyn Enjoys Thrills While Watching the Gans-Nelson Fight," October 12, 1908, image 9
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Mary Garden A Mary garden is a small sacred garden enclosing a statue or shrine of the Virgin Mary, who is known to many Christians as the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, or the Mother of God. In the New Testament, Mary is the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Mary ...
, actress * Missouri Governor and Mrs. Fred Gardner * Dancer Adeline Genée * Edna Fischel Gellhorn (Mrs. George), suffragist and reformer *
James Gibbons James Cardinal Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) was a senior-ranking American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877, and as ninth ...
, Roman Catholic cardinal * Artist
Charles Dana Gibson Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944) was an American illustrator. He was best known for his creation of the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent Euro-American woman at the turn of the ...
* Irene Langhorne Gibson, philanthropist and Democratic National Convention delegate, the original
Gibson Girl The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in th ...
* Catholic Archbishop John J. Glennon"Home Is Woman's Sphere; Divorce Too Common in This Country," October 22, 1908, image 13
/ref> * Emma Goldman, activist and writer *
Samuel Gompers Samuel Gompers (; January 27, 1850December 13, 1924) was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's ...
, labor leader * Edith Kelly Gould, wife of a millionaire Gould *
Edward Howland Robinson Green Edward Howland Robinson "Ned" Green (August 22, 1868 – June 8, 1936), also known as Colonel Green, was an American businessman, the only son of financier Hetty Green (the "Witch of Wall Street"). In the late 19th century, he became a poli ...
, the only son of the miser Hetty Green * Isabella Greenway (Mrs. John C.), Arizona politician * Minnie J. Grinstead, teacher, Republican politician, and temperance worker


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* Mrs. Herbert S. Hadley (Agnes Lee), wife of Missouri's governor"Woman Delegate Worries Over Clothes, Just Like Merry Convention Widow," June 19, 1908, image 3
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Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale (1883 – 5 September 1967) was an English actress, lecturer, writer, and suffragist. Early life Beatrice Forbes-Robertson was born in England, the daughter of Gertrude Knight and Ian Forbes-Robertson, and the gran ...
, English actress, lecturer, and writer * Anna Dall, daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt * Florence Mabel Harding, wife of President Warren G. Harding * Grace Carley Harriman, social leader and philanthropist * Mary Garrett Hay, New York suffragist * Grace Bryan Hargreaves, daughter of the
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President ...
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Millicent Hearst Millicent Veronica Hearst (née Willson; July 16, 1882 – December 5, 1974), was the wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Willson was a vaudeville performer in New York City whom Hearst admired, and they married in 1903. The ...
, philanthropist and wife of the newspaper magnate,
William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst Sr. (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboya ...
"Femininity at the Convention," June 27, 1924, image 3
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Robert Herrick (novelist) Robert Welch Herrick (April 21, 1868 – December 23, 1938) was a novelist who was part of a new generation of American realists. His novels deal with the turbulence of industrialized society and the turmoil it can create in sensitive, isolated ...
* Sallie Aley Hert, Republican activist, married to Alvin Tobias Hert * Dancer and choreographer Gertrude Hoffmann * Helen B. Houston, wife of David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture * Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, wife of the Republican activist * Writer Fannie Hurst * May Arkwright Hutton, Idaho suffragist


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* Charles "Buffalo" Jones, frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist *
Mary Harris Jones Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She ...
, or "Mother" Jones, labor organizer


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Annette Kellerman Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann (6 July 1887 – 6 November 1975) was an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and writer. Kellermann was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then ...
, athlete who swam the English Channel *
Florence Kelley Florence Moltrop Kelley (September 12, 1859 – February 17, 1932) was a social and political reformer and the pioneer of the term wage abolitionism. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rig ...
, social and political reformer * Araminta Cooper Kern, wife of John W. Kern, the Democratic candidate for Vice-President, and their son, William"Marguerite Martyn Finds Fascinating Mrs. Kern a Baseball Fan; Thinks She and Her Jolly Household Would Awaken Washington," July 19, 1908, image 9
/ref> * Missouri State Senator
Thomas Kinney Thomas Kinney (March 3, 1868 – May 15, 1912), nicknamed "Snake", was a Missouri state senator and organized crime figure in St. Louis in the early 20th century. He was one of the founding members of the infamous Egan's Rats gang. The Irish- ...


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* Mrs.
Albert Bond Lambert Albert Bond Lambert (December 6, 1875 – November 12, 1946) was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was also a prominent St. Louis aviator and benefactor of aviation. Early life He ...
, socialite. Her husband was an industrialist, aviator, and golfer. * Mrs. William Palmer Ladd, wife of the dean of the Berkeley Divinity School * Jacob M. Lashley, lawyer, debated film censorship"Women's Council Both Stirred and Amused by Men's Good-Humored Debate on Film Censorship," January 8, 1916, image3
/ref> * Judge Ben Lindsey, social reformer * Ruth Bryan Leavitt, politician and the first woman appointed as a United States ambassador"Marriage and Diplomatic Service," September 4, 1936, image 41
/ref> * Fifi Widener Leidy, daughter of Pennsylvania art collector Joseph E. Widener and wife of New York politician George Eustis Paine * Lydia Lipkowska, opera singer *
Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...
, writer *
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was an American writer and socialite. She was the eldest child of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and his only child with his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. L ...
, celebrity and daughter of Theodore Roosevelt *
Daniel A. Lord Daniel Aloysius Lord (23 April 1888 – 15 January 1955) was an American Jesuit priest and Catholic writer. He wrote 32 books, 15 booklets, and 228 pamphlets, as well as countless articles. Lord also wrote 70 plays, musicals, and pageants. He ...
, American Catholic writer * Joan Lowell, actress * Felice Lyne, singer"Little Surprises at the Governor's Inaugural Ball," January 19, 1913, image 11
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* Mrs. Norman E. Mack, wife of the editor and publisher of the ''Buffalo Daily Times,'' with their daughter, Norma *
Percy MacKaye Percy MacKaye (1875–1956) was an American dramatist and poet. Biography MacKaye was born in New York City into a theatrical family. His father, Steele MacKaye, was a popular actor, playwright, and producer, while his mother, Mary, wrote a dra ...
, actor, director, playwright *
Elliot Woolfolk Major Elliot Woolfolk Major (October 20, 1864 – July 9, 1949) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pike County, Missouri. Biography Born in 1864 in Lincoln County, Missouri, Elliot Major attended Lincoln County public schools. He t ...
, Missouri governor, and his wife *
Richard Mansfield Richard Mansfield (24 May 1857 – 30 August 1907) was an English actor-manager best known for his performances in Shakespeare plays, Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and the play '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. Life and career Mansfield was born ...
, actor * Lois Marshall, wife of Vice-President
Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an acti ...
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Elisabeth Marbury Elisabeth "Bessie" Marbury (June 19, 1856 – January 22, 1933) was a pioneering American theatrical and literary agent and producer who helped shape business methods of the modern commercial theater, and encouraged women to enter that industry. ...
, theatrical and literary agent and producer * Anne Henrietta Martin, president of the National Woman's Party * Frederick Townsend Martin, New York society leader and writer * Ned Martin, dancer and choreographer * Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo, daughter of President Wilson and wife of
William Gibbs McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.McAdoo is variously differentiated from family members of the same name: * Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820–1894) – sometimes called "I" or "Senior" * William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) – sometimes called "II" or "Ju ...
* Ellen Wilson McAdoo, daughter of Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo and
William Gibbs McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.McAdoo is variously differentiated from family members of the same name: * Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820–1894) – sometimes called "I" or "Senior" * William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) – sometimes called "II" or "Ju ...
* Sterling H. McCarty, representative, Missouri Legislature *
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many ...
(Mrs. Harold), socialite and opera patron"Mrs. Hadley Keeps to Her Room, Unmindful That Governor Is the Talk of Chicago," June 21, 1912, image 4
/ref> * Katrina McCormick, Republican activist *
Ruth Hanna McCormick Ruth McCormick (née Hanna, also known as Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms; March 27, 1880 – December 31, 1944), was an American politician, activist, and publisher. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, winning an at-l ...
(Mrs. Medill), Republican politician *
Catherine Waugh McCulloch Catharine Gouger Waugh McCulloch (June 4, 1862 – April 20, 1945) was an American lawyer, suffragist, and reformer. She actively lobbied for women's suffrage at the local, state, and national levels as a leader in the Illinois Equal Suffrage As ...
, lawyer and suffragist * Mary McDowell, social reformer * George McManus, cartoonist, and Florence Bergere * "Countess" Candido Mendes de Almeida, wife of the Brazilian politician * Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, author and suffrage advocate * Mrs.
Lee Meriwether Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the Miss America 1955 pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daught ...
, wife of the author *
Patsy Ruth Miller Patsy Ruth Miller (born Patricia Ruth Miller; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress who played Esméralda in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) opposite Lon Chaney. Early years Miller was born and raised in St. ...
, motion picture actress * Tamaki Miura, opera singer * Anne Tracy Morgan, philanthropist"Miss Anne Morgan and Others Outline Part Women Can Play in the Preparedness Movement in Addresses Before the Town Club," March 5, 1916, image 31
/ref> * Alexander Pollock Moore, diplomat, editor and publisher * Isabel Morrison, wife of New York politician Timothy Woodruff * "Czar" Thomas E. Mulvihill Sr., St. Louis excise commissioner * Actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter
Mae Murray Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...


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, actress * Oscar Nelson, boxer * Ione Page Nicoll, worked for repeal of the 18th (Prohibition) Amendment * Lillian Nordica, opera singer


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* Barbara Blackman O'Neil (Mrs. David), socialite and suffragist * Mrs. John E. Osborne (Selena Smith), wife of the governor of Wyoming"Marguerite Martyn Is in Desperate Chase After Suffragettes Who Are in Lively Pursuit of Reporters," July 6, 1908, image 3
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* Theophile Papin, society leader and "squire of debutantes" *
Sylvia Pankhurst Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (5 May 1882 – 27 September 1960) was a campaigning English feminist and socialist. Committed to organising working-class women in London's East End, and unwilling in 1914 to enter into a wartime political truce with t ...
, English suffragist *
Charles Henry Parkhurst Charles Henry Parkhurst (April 17, 1842 – September 8, 1933) was an American clergyman and social reformer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Although scholarly and reserved, he preached two sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the polit ...
, social reformer *
Cissy Patterson Eleanor Josephine Medill "Cissy" Patterson, Countess Gizycki (November 7, 1881 – July 24, 1948) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, publisher and owner. Patterson was one of the first women to head a major daily newspaper, the '' ...
, journalist and publisher * Irene Pavloska, opera singer * Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker (Mrs.Percy), president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs * Alexandra Carlisle Pfeiffer, actress and suffragist *
Gifford Pinchot Gifford Pinchot (August 11, 1865October 4, 1946) was an American forester and politician. He served as the fourth chief of the U.S. Division of Forestry, as the first head of the United States Forest Service, and as the 28th governor of Pennsy ...
, forester and politician"Miss Martyn Sees Suffrage Meeting Turned Into a Bully Roosevelt Rally," June 17, 1912, image 2
/ref> * Florence Collins Porter, newspaper editor, clubwoman, political campaigner, a Republican * Ruth Baker Pratt, Republican politician * Florence Pretz, inventor of the Billiken doll


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* Mrs. James A. Reed (Lura M. Olmsted), wife of the former U.S. senator from Missouri *
Ben Reitman __NOTOC__ Ben Lewis Reitman M.D. (1879–1943) was an American anarchist and physician to the poor ("the hobo doctor"). He is best remembered today as one of radical Emma Goldman's lovers. Reitman was a flamboyant, eccentric character. Emma Goldm ...
, anarchist and medical doctor"Emma Goldman's Talk as Heard by Miss Martyn," February 3, 1910, image 4
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Agnes Repplier Agnes Repplier (April 1, 1855 – December 15, 1950) was an American essayist. Early years She was born in Philadelphia in 1855,Nancy A. Walker, Nancy Nash-Cummings, Zita Dresner. Redressing the balance: American women's literary humor from Colo ...
, essayist * Mrs. Alexander Revell, wife of the Illinois businessman * The young Florence Wyman Richardson, daughter of the older Florence Wyman Richardson and sister-in-law to
Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century f ...
* Lucyle Roberts, rodeo rider * Margaret Dreier Robins, labor leader"Women Charity Workers of National Fame Tell Marguerite Martyn Their Plans to End Injustice and Banish Evil From the World," May 22, 1910, image 1
/ref> * Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, writer and lecturer"Woman Reporter's Description of the Several Types of Women Whose Speeches Won Convention Crowd," June 13, 1920, image 60
/ref> * Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld, Parisian property owner *
Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starri ...
, actress * Betsey Cushing Roosevelt *
Kermit Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. A son of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, Kermit graduated from Harvard College, served in both Wo ...
, writer and businessman, son of Theodore Roosevelt * President
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
, his wife (
Edith Roosevelt Edith Kermit Roosevelt ( née Carow; August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and the First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909. She also was the Second Lady of the United States in 1901 ...
) and his daughter ( Ethel Roosevelt)"Miss Martyn Finds Grand Opera Brilliance at Roosevelt Meeting," June 18, 1912, image 4
/ref> * Nellie Tayloe Ross, Republican politician and ex-governor of Wyoming"With the Lively Ladies of Democracy," June 28, 1932
/ref> * Charlotte Rumbold, St. Louis and Cleveland social reformer *
Lillian Russell Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard; December 4, 1860 or 1861 – June 6, 1922), was an American actress and singer. She became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for her beauty ...
, the actress *
Patrick John Ryan Patrick John Ryan (February 20, 1831 – February 11, 1911) was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the second Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1884 until his death in 1911. Early life and education Patrick Ryan was born in ...
, Catholic prelate


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Pauline Sabin Pauline Morton Sabin (April 23, 1887 – December 27, 1955) was an American prohibition repeal leader and Republican party official. Born in Chicago, she was a New Yorker who founded the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR). ...
, Republican activist opposed to Prohibition"Mrs. Gann Rocks G.O.P. Social Boat by Snubbing Hostess," June 15, 1932, image 38
/ref> * Katherine Sandwina, circus strongwoman * Birth-control advocate Margaret Sanger * Nathaniel Schmidt, educator *
Rose Schneiderman Rose Schneiderman (April 6, 1882 – August 11, 1972) was a Polish-born American socialist and feminist, and one of the most prominent female labor union leaders. As a member of the New York Women's Trade Union League, she drew attention to u ...
, labor-union executive * Mrs.
Nathan B. Scott Nathan Bay Scott (December 18, 1842January 2, 1924) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862. ...
, wife of the U.S. senator from West Virginia * Cecil J. Sharp, who introduced folk dancing to the United States * Finley Johnson Shepard, businessman-husband of Helen Gould *
Anna Howard Shaw Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Early life Shaw ...
, suffrage leader * Ruth Hanna Simms, politician, activist and publisher * Mrs. Al Smith (Catherine Ann Dunn), wife of the New York governor, and their daughter, Emily Smith Warner * Elizabeth Blackmon Smith, popular author of romantic fiction who wrote under the name Mrs. Harry Pugh Smith * Evangelist Gipsy Smith and his wife, Annie E. Pennock * Senator
Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). First elected by the Utah State Legislature to the U.S. Senate in 1902, he serv ...
of Utah * Ethel Annakin Snowden, British suffragist and pacifist. * Christine Bradley South of Kentucky, chairman, Woman's Division, Republican National Committee"Sketched at Chicago," June 7, 1920, image 3
/ref> * Lena Jones Wade Springs, nominated for U.S. vice-president at 1924 Democratic national convention *
Katherine Stinson Katherine Stinson (February 14, 1891 – July 8, 1977) was an aviation pioneer who in 1912 became the fourth woman in the United States to earn the FAI pilot certificate. She set flying records for aerobatic maneuvers, distance, and endurance. ...
, aviatrix *
Rose Pastor Stokes Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes (née Wieslander; July 18, 1879 – June 20, 1933) was an American socialist activist, writer, birth control advocate, and feminist. She was a figure of some public notoriety after her 1905 marriage to Episcopalian mill ...
, socialist activist, writer, and feminist * Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr., child prodigy * Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury (Eva Roberts Cromwell), wife of the investment banker"Marguerite Martyn at Palm Beach," March 12, 1925, image 42
/ref> * Representative
William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. Sulzer was the first, and to date ...
of New York and his wife, Clara Rodelheim"Notables at Denver Snapped and Sketched, Better Known Ones Being Thoroughly Camera-Broke, Newer Ones Still Pencil-Shy," July 8, 1908, image 1
/ref> * Thamara de Swirsky, Russian dancer[]


T

* Mrs. Charles P. Taft, wife of the newspaper publisher, and Louise Taft, their daughter"Talk About Fuss and Feathers at Chicago Convention," June 14, 1908, image 1
/ref> * Presidential candidate
William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...
and
Helen Herron Taft Helen Louise Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943), known as Nellie, was the wife of President William Howard Taft and the first lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, Nel ...
, and their grandchildren *
Lilyan Tashman Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 – March 21, 1934) was an American actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses or playing the vindictive "other woman". She made 66 films over the course of her ...
, actress *
Sara Teasdale Sara Teasdale (August 8, 1884January 29, 1933) was an American lyric poet. She was born Sarah Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri, and used the name Sara Teasdale Filsinger after her marriage in 1914. In 1918 she won a Pulitzer Prize for he ...
, poet *
Ellen Terry Dame Alice Ellen Terry, (27 February 184721 July 1928), was a leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into a family of actors, Terry began performing as a child, acting in Shakespeare plays in London, and tour ...
, actress *
Luisa Tetrazzini Luisa Tetrazzini (June 29, 1871 in Florence – April 28, 1940 in Milan) was an Italian dramatic coloratura soprano of great international fame. Tetrazzini "had a scintillating voice with a brilliant timbre and a range and agility well b ...
, opera singer * M. Louise Thomas, educator. * Socialite Edwine Thornburgh, later married to Englishman Wilfrid Peek * Genevieve Clark Thomson, suffragist, reporter, Louisiana politician and daughter of Speaker of the House Champ Clark"Marguerite Martyn Finds the Speaker's Daughter a Regular Political Manager," June 38, 1912, image 6
/ref> * Prince Paul Troubetzkoy, a Russian artist, and Princess Troubetzkoy, his American wife * Grace Wilbur Trout, Illinois suffragist"Sketches of Notable Women Who Are Attending Jubilee Convention of Women Suffragists," March 27, 1919, image 3
/ref>


U

* Harriet Taylor Upton, political activist and author, a Republican"Women Leaders Among Republicans," June 17, 1924, images 38-39
/ref>


V

* Bernard Vaughan, Roman Catholic priest from the UK * Louise Vermilya, mass murderer * Bertha Von Suttner, Nobel laureate *
Rube Waddell George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National ...
, baseball player


W

* Charlotte Walker, actress *
Eugene Walter Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 – March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costume designer and well-known raconteur. During his y ...
, playwright *
Fannie Ward Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952), also credited as Fanny Ward, was an American actress of stage and screen. Known for performing in both comedic and dramatic roles, she was cast in '' The Cheat'', a sexu ...
, actress * Mabel Walker Willebrandt, attorney and Republican activist"Ladies of G.O.P. Have Their Day," June 16, 1932, image 29
/ref> * Ella Wilson, first woman mayor of
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, reputedly the first woman mayor in the nation * President
Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...
and his family, Mrs. Wilson, and their daughters, Margaret, Jessie, and Eleanor"Marguerite Martyn at the Inauguration of President Wilson," March 9, 1913, image 1
/ref>"Women May Elect President," October 20, 1912, image59
/ref>"A Woman for Vice President," June 30, 1932, image 34
/ref> * Film actress
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* Jane Frances Winn, who wrote under the name "Frank Fair" *
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, Chinese ambassador to the United States * Margaret (Mrs. John) Wyeth of St. Louis, delegate to 1935 Republican National Convention"Women Veterans and Newcomers at Convention," June 9, 1936, images 37 and 38
/ref>


Y

* Julie Chamberlain Nichols Yates, sculptor; wife of Halsey E. Yates, Army officer * Ella Flagg Young, educator"Living With an Alarm Clock 25 Years 'Made' Mrs. Young," August 22, 1909, image 1
/ref> * Mrs. Lafayette Young, wife of the Iowa newspaper publisher


References

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Marguerite Martyn Marguerite Martyn (September 26, 1878 – April 17, 1948) was an American journalist and political cartoonist with the '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' in the early 20th century. She was noted as much for her published sketches as for her articles. ...
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