Sara A. Underwood (21 July 1838 – 16 March 1911) [1] was a prominent English-born American freethought lecturer and writer, and an active part of the movement for women's suffrage. [2]
Sara A. Underwood was born Sara A. Francis in Penrith, Cumbria, moving with her family to Rhode Island while still a young child. [2] She married Benjamin Franklin Underwood on 6 September 1862, the partnership described as 'a union of kindred minds as well as hearts'. [2]
Both Underwoods became well-known figures in freethinking circles and on the lecture circuit over the course of following decades. [1] Towards the end of the 1880s, the couple moved to Chicago to serve as editor and manager (Benjamin) and associate editor (Sara) [3] of the journal The Open Court. [1] The Open Court was 'devoted to the work of establishing ethics and religion upon a scientific basis.' [3]
As a lecturer, Sara A. Underwood became widely known 'for espousing liberal religious thought' for over three decades. [4] Between 1880 and 1886 she was a co-editor of the Boston Index, the organ of the Free Religious Association. [4] She was the editor of the Psychical Science Congress' journal, the Philosophic Journal 1893–95, and chair of the Congress of Evolutionists, [4] part of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. [5]
Underwood spoke and wrote in the cause of equal rights for women, [2] and was treasurer of the National Woman Suffrage Association of Massachusetts. [6] [7]
Sara A. Underwood died in a sanatorium in Jacksonville, Illinois in the early hours of 16 March 1911. [2]
Sara A. Underwood (21 July 1838 – 16 March 1911) [1] was a prominent English-born American freethought lecturer and writer, and an active part of the movement for women's suffrage. [2]
Sara A. Underwood was born Sara A. Francis in Penrith, Cumbria, moving with her family to Rhode Island while still a young child. [2] She married Benjamin Franklin Underwood on 6 September 1862, the partnership described as 'a union of kindred minds as well as hearts'. [2]
Both Underwoods became well-known figures in freethinking circles and on the lecture circuit over the course of following decades. [1] Towards the end of the 1880s, the couple moved to Chicago to serve as editor and manager (Benjamin) and associate editor (Sara) [3] of the journal The Open Court. [1] The Open Court was 'devoted to the work of establishing ethics and religion upon a scientific basis.' [3]
As a lecturer, Sara A. Underwood became widely known 'for espousing liberal religious thought' for over three decades. [4] Between 1880 and 1886 she was a co-editor of the Boston Index, the organ of the Free Religious Association. [4] She was the editor of the Psychical Science Congress' journal, the Philosophic Journal 1893–95, and chair of the Congress of Evolutionists, [4] part of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. [5]
Underwood spoke and wrote in the cause of equal rights for women, [2] and was treasurer of the National Woman Suffrage Association of Massachusetts. [6] [7]
Sara A. Underwood died in a sanatorium in Jacksonville, Illinois in the early hours of 16 March 1911. [2]