1829 - 1913
Lide Meriwether American Activist
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Lide Meriwether is a member of the following lists: American feminist writers, Writers from Ohio and American women's rights activists.
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Details
| Birthday |
16th October, 1829
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| Birthplace |
Columbus, Ohio
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| Died |
28th September, 1913
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| Place of Death |
Haverstraw, New York
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| Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, teacher, suffragist
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Year(s) Active |
1871-1913, 1871–1913
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Lide Smith Meriwether (October 16, 1829 – September 28, 1913) was a leader of the first generation of feminists and women's rights activists. She lobbied for prohibition, raising the legal age of consent, and woman's suffrage. Meriwether was president of the Tennessee Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) from 1884 to 1897, and then as an honorary president for life. In 1889, she organized the first Equal Rights Association in Memphis, and served as president of the Tennessee Equal Rights Association from 1897 to 1900, and subsequently was made honorary president for life.
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