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Frances Ellen Burr (June 4, 1831 - February 9, 1923) was an American suffragist and writer from Connecticut.
Burr was born on June 4, 1831, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was the youngest of fourteen children. [1] [2] Her brother went on to publish the progressive newspaper, the Hartford Times. [3]
Burr attended the 4th National Women's Rights Convention held in Cleveland in 1853. [1] After getting enough petitions, she introduced a suffrage bill in the Connecticut General Assembly in 1867 that was defeated by a fairly narrow vote, giving her hope for women's suffrage in the state. [3] [4] In 1869, she was one of several suffragists to call for the first suffrage convention held in Connecticut. [4] At the convention, she and Isabella Beecher Hooker founded the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA). [1] Over the next 41 years, Burr would serve as the recording secretary of CWSA. [1]
Later, she and Emily Parmely Collins started the Hartford Equal Rights League in 1885. [5]
Burr was a contributor to The Woman's Bible, and one of eight women who wrote "special commentaries" for the book. [6] [7]
Burr died in her Hartford, Connecticut home on February 9, 1923. [8] Her body was placed in a vault in Spring Grove Cemetery. [9] In 2020, she was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 2020. [1]
Frances Ellen Burr | |
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Born | |
Died | February 9, 1923 | (aged 91)
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Frances Ellen Burr (June 4, 1831 - February 9, 1923) was an American suffragist and writer from Connecticut.
Burr was born on June 4, 1831, in Hartford, Connecticut, and was the youngest of fourteen children. [1] [2] Her brother went on to publish the progressive newspaper, the Hartford Times. [3]
Burr attended the 4th National Women's Rights Convention held in Cleveland in 1853. [1] After getting enough petitions, she introduced a suffrage bill in the Connecticut General Assembly in 1867 that was defeated by a fairly narrow vote, giving her hope for women's suffrage in the state. [3] [4] In 1869, she was one of several suffragists to call for the first suffrage convention held in Connecticut. [4] At the convention, she and Isabella Beecher Hooker founded the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA). [1] Over the next 41 years, Burr would serve as the recording secretary of CWSA. [1]
Later, she and Emily Parmely Collins started the Hartford Equal Rights League in 1885. [5]
Burr was a contributor to The Woman's Bible, and one of eight women who wrote "special commentaries" for the book. [6] [7]
Burr died in her Hartford, Connecticut home on February 9, 1923. [8] Her body was placed in a vault in Spring Grove Cemetery. [9] In 2020, she was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 2020. [1]