Clara Louise Thompson
Clara Louise Thompson (1884–?) was an American educator, Latinist Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of ..., activist, feminist, and suffragette, suffragist. She is the only woman to be awarded the American Fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies in Rome (now, American Academy in Rome). Biography Thompson grew up in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, along with a sister, Alice. She studied at Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor's degree, 1906), University of Pennsylvania (Master's degree, 1908), American School of Classical Studies (Fellowship; now American Academy in Rome), and University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D, 1911). She was active in the suffrage movement. She served as field secretary for the St. Louis Equal Suffrage League in 1913. She served as ...
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