Kate M. Gordon

Kate M. Gordon
Born July 14, 1861
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died August 24, 1932(1932-08-24) (aged 71)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality American
Occupation Suffragist
Known for Organizer of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference

Kate M. Gordon (July 14, 1861-August 24, 1932) was an American suffragist, civic leader, and organizer of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference.[1]

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was a daughter of George Hume Gordon, schoolmaster, and Margaret (Galiece) Gordon. There were two sisters, Jean and Fanny, as well as two brothers, George M. and W. A. Gordon.[2]

Gordon was a co-founder of the Era (Equal Rights Association) Club in New Orleans, and served as President of the Women's League for Sewerage and Drainage.[3] She was also a racist.[4] In 1900, she addressed the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She served as the organization's corresponding secretary from 1901 until 1909. During the period of 1904-13, Gordon led the Louisiana State Suffrage Association. She helped organize and subsequently became president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference; she also edited its periodical, the New Southern Citizen. Gordon assisted in establishing the New Orleans Anti-Tuberculosis League and the New Orleans Anti-Tuberculosis Hospital, serving as the latter's vice president. Gordon died in New Orleans in 1932 of a cerebral hemorrhage and is buried in the Metairie Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of Women's History in America. Infobase Publishing. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-1-4381-1033-2.
  2. ↑ "Biography of Kate M. Gordon". LAColl@state.lib.la.us. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (1 January 1971). Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-674-62734-5.
  4. ↑ Wheeler, Marjorie Spruill; Spruill, Marjorie Julian (1995). Votes for Women!: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee, the South, and the Nation. Univ. of Tennessee Press. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-0-87049-837-4.
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