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Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon Family Papers

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Identifier: SFHL-RG5-123
Abstract Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon (1890-1979) was born into an extended Quaker family who lived for generations in Clarke and Loudon counties, Virginia. She moved beyond the Virginia Quaker community to a career in the women's movement, first as a campaigner for women's suffrage (1917-1920), then as an educator and political activist in Virginia (1920-1928) and finally as a research economist for the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor (1928-1956). During her retirement years, Pidgeon became...
Dates: 1769-1979[bulk 1905-1979]

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  • Subject: Women -- Political activity X
  • Subject: Suffrage -- New York (State) X
  • Subject: Suffrage -- Virginia X
  • Subject: Universities and colleges -- Virginia -- Charlottesville X