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I didn& #39;t have time to do a video for @MyFirstWomanVoter, but as I have wonderful woman to honor, I will do it here.
My great great aunt, Marietta Minnigerode Andrews (or "May," as she was known), was born in 1869 to a land-poor southern family.
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My great great aunt, Marietta Minnigerode Andrews (or "May," as she was known), was born in 1869 to a land-poor southern family.
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Marietta& #39;s father died from suicide when she was nineteen years old . She had seven younger siblings, an 8th on the way.
She needed to earn money, and fast. She talked her way into the Corcoran Art school, and eventually became an instructor.
Marietta& #39;s father died from suicide when she was nineteen years old . She had seven younger siblings, an 8th on the way.
She needed to earn money, and fast. She talked her way into the Corcoran Art school, and eventually became an instructor.
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She taught private classes and took commissions. She ghostwrote a newspaper column. With her help, the family was able to keep the wolf from the door.
Needless to say, she was keenly aware of the inequities women faced in the work world.
She taught private classes and took commissions. She ghostwrote a newspaper column. With her help, the family was able to keep the wolf from the door.
Needless to say, she was keenly aware of the inequities women faced in the work world.
4/7 Her support of women& #39;s suffrage included drawing this cover for April 14, 1914 issue of The Suffragist.
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Her efforts did NOT sit well with everyone in the family. Her cousin, Mary Lee, confronted her at a luncheon. "I understand you& #39;re an active suffragette. What would your father think of that?"
Without blinking an eye, Marietta retorted...
Her efforts did NOT sit well with everyone in the family. Her cousin, Mary Lee, confronted her at a luncheon. "I understand you& #39;re an active suffragette. What would your father think of that?"
Without blinking an eye, Marietta retorted...
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"My father must know I did a man& #39;s work, providing for his large family after he was gone. Perhaps he would approve of my having a man& #39;s opportunity and recognition."
(GO AUNT MAY!!)
"My father must know I did a man& #39;s work, providing for his large family after he was gone. Perhaps he would approve of my having a man& #39;s opportunity and recognition."
(GO AUNT MAY!!)
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The late Katherine Graham said of my Aunt May that she "was more of a feminist for her era than I was for my own."
And that& #39;s my #FirstWomanVoter
The late Katherine Graham said of my Aunt May that she "was more of a feminist for her era than I was for my own."
And that& #39;s my #FirstWomanVoter
