Zara "Zadie" DuPont (1869–1946) was an American suffragist, serving as the first Vice President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.
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| Born | February 24, 1869 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | May 13, 1946 (aged 77) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Suffragist |
Life
editDuPont was born on February 24, 1869, in Louisville, Kentucky. As a young woman she joined the board of the Children's Free Hospital in Louisville.[1]
She moved to Ohio where she became active in the suffrage movement there.[1] In 1910 she worked unsuccessfully to include women's suffrage in the reformed constitution of Ohio.[2] In 1911 she joined the Cuyahoga Woman's Suffrage Association, going on the serve as the first Vice President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.[3][1] She worked with Florence E. Allen on Maud Wood Park's organizing tour of Ohio.[4]
DuPont was also a civil rights and trade activist, specifically as a pro-labor shareholder activist at Bethlehem Steel and Montgomery Ward.[2]
DuPont died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 13, 1946.[2]
Personal
editZara DuPont was a member of the Du Pont family. Notable close relatives included her brother T. Coleman du Pont and niece Ethel du Pont.[5][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Troyer, Andrew; Heaphy, Leslie. "Biographical Sketch of Zara DuPont". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890–1920. Alexander Street Documents. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "DuPont, Zara". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Blackwell, Alice Stone (1919). The Woman Citizen. Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission. p. 348.
- ^ Strom, Sharon Hartman; Luscomb, Florence (2001). Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform. Temple University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9781566398190.
- ^ "'Her'story: Encountering Women in the Filson Collections: Ethel du Pont and labor activism". The Filson Historical Society. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2019.