Eliza A. Dorman Fyler (March 11, 1850 – November 11, 1885) was an American political activist and suffragist who formed the first Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association in 1881. Although women were disallowed from becoming lawyers, Fourth Circuit judge J. M. Pittman allowed Fyler to practice law in his court.
Lizzie Dorman Fyler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eliza Dorman March 11, 1850 Massachusetts |
| Died | November 11, 1885 (aged 35) Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
| Spouse |
Frank F. Fyler (m. 1870) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editEliza Dorman was born to parents Dr. Uriah Dorman and Eliza Alma Dormanon on March 11, 1850, in Massachusetts. She moved with her family to Wisconsin in 1853.[1]
Career
editFyler moved to Arkansas in 1880, and applied for admission to the state bar association to practice law. Although she was originally denied, Fourth Circuit judge J. M. Pittman allowed Fyler to practice law in his court due to a loophole in the constitutional provision.[2] The next year, Fyler formed and became president of the first Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association in Eureka Springs.[3] A major part of her advocacy was encouraging women to vote, as this was seen as "unwomanly."[4]
In 1884, she traveled to Washington, D. C, to attend the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.[5] However, by 1885 the Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association was dissolved and Fyler died.[6][7]
Personal life
editFyler married Frank F. Fyler in 1870. They had one daughter, born in 1871.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Eliza A. (Lizzie) Dorman Fyler (1850–1885)". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Wright, Robert R. (2001). Old Seeds in the New Land: History and Reminiscences of the Bar of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press. p. 293. ISBN 9780943099255. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)". encyclopediaofarkansas.ne. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Taylor, A. Elizabeth (Spring 1956). "The Woman Suffrage Movement in Arkansas". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 15 (1): 20. doi:10.2307/40027189. JSTOR 40027189.
- ^ Janie Synatzske Evins (Summer 1985). "Arkansas Women: Their Contribution to Society, Politics, and Business, 1865-1900". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 44 (2): 127–128. JSTOR 40023269.
- ^ "Suffrage In Sixty Seconds: Lizzie-Dorman-Fyler Obituary". ualrpublicradio.org. July 1, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Lizzie D. Fyler". Anacortes Northwest Enterprise. Washington. January 30, 1886.
