Mary Latimer McLendon

Collection:

Atlanta History Photograph Collection

Date:

1913

URL at Partner site:

http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1065

DLG URL:

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_athpc_1065

Subject:

Social Justice, Voting--Georgia--Atlanta, Automobiles--1910-1920, Parades and processions--Georgia--Atlanta, Storefronts, Clothing & dress--1910-1920, Hats--1910-1920, Women--1900-1910, Women--Societies and Clubs, Women--Clothing & dress, and McLendon, Mary Latimer, 1840-1921

Spatial coverage:

United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798

Medium:

photographs

Description:

Woman Suffrage - Floats. Floast of the Georgia Woman Civic Suffrage Ass'n in a suffrage Div. of a parade held in Atlanta, Ga - 1913. Mrs. McLendon at the wheel. Mrs. Mary L. McLendon at the wheel. Mrs. Hardin and Mrs. Grossman in rear seat. View of (front) Mary L. McLendon, (back l-r) women identified as Mrs. Hardin, and Mrs. Grossman in an automobile as advocates of women's suffrage in Atlanta, Georgia. suffragettes; voting rights; awareness; flowers; parade; shops; Watson's All Bargain Store; Boaz and Weinberg Jewelers; organizations Mary Latimer McLendon (1840-1921) was a leader in the prohibition and woman suffrage movements in Georgia. In 1894, she founded the Atlanta chapter of Georgia Women's Suffrage Association. By 1896 she was president of the state organization, serving in that capacity until 1899 and then from 1906 until her death in 1921

Holding Institution:

Atlanta History Center

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/