Woodnut S. Burr
Woodnut Conwell Stilwell Burr (August 28, 1861 – December 19, 1952) was an ardent worker for women's suffrage in the United States.
Early life[]
Woodnut Conwell Stilwell Burr was born on August 28, 1861, in Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830–1874) and Winifred Stilwell.[1]
Career[]
She was an ardent worker for women's suffrage in the United States and civic betterment. She was the president of the Los Gatos Branch of the League of Women Voters.[1]
She was a member of and Woman's Christian Temperance Union.[1]
Personal life[]
Woodnut S. Burr moved to California in 1911 and lived at 11 Peralta St., Los Gatos, California. She married Chauncey S. Burr (1840–1905) and had four children: Chauncey Stilwell Burr (1885–1964), Mrs. Fred Tusler, Mrs. N. J. Lennes, Mary Winifred Burr (1883–1912).[1]
She died on December 19, 1952, in Santa Clara, California, and is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 30. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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- People from Anderson, Indiana
- 1952 deaths
- American suffragists
- Activists from Indiana
- People from Los Gatos, California
- Activists from California
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union people