Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwright

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Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwright
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Born
Evelyn Wotherspoon

(1853-06-13)June 13, 1853
Washington, D.C.
DiedNovember 24, 1937(1937-11-24) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMrs. Richard Wainwright
OccupationSuffragist
Spouse(s)
Richard Wainwright
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(m. 1849; died in 1926)​

Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwright (1853–1929) was an American suffragist and Washington hostess.

Life[]

Wainwright née Wotherspoon was born on June 13, 1853, in Washington, D.C. In 1873 she married the military officer Richard Wainwright (1849–1926) with whom she had three children.[1]

Wainwright was a suffragist.[2] She was a founding member of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and the National Woman's Party (NWP). Wainwright used her position as a Washington socialite to further the cause of suffrage by hosting parties and receptions; specifically, in December 1915 she held a reception for the Congressional Union of Woman Suffrage. Wainwright was also known as a public speaker, speaking at the U.S. Senate Committee and the House of Representative. She presented a speech called Appeal to Lafayette at a Lafayette Monument demonstration in 1917.[1] Wainwright picketed the White House during Woodrow Wilson's administration as part of the Silent Sentinels.[3]

Wainwright served as the Chairman of the Committee on Presentation of Picket Pins for the NWP.[1] The picket pins were available to all NWP members who picketed between 1917 and 1919.[4]

Wainwright was also involved with the organization of the Girl Pioneers of Washington, which later became part of the Girl Scouts of America.[1]

Wainwright died on November 24, 1937, in Washington, D.C. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Novara, Elizabeth A. "Biographical Sketch of Evelyn Wotherspoon Wainwright (Mrs. Richard Wainwright)". Biographical Database of Militant Women Suffragists, 1913–1920. Alexander Street Documents. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ Suffragist. National Woman's Party. 1920.
  3. ^ Chapman, Mary (2014). Making Noise, Making News: Suffrage Print Culture and U.S. Modernism. Oxford University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 9780199988303.
  4. ^ "For Democracy: Celebrating 100 Years of the 19th Amendment". Alice Paul Institute. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. ^ Burial Detail: Wainwright, Evelyn W – ANC Explorer

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