Suffrage – Victor
Laura Murray
Laura Murray RDA
Anna May Kelly Boughton
(1852-1929), spouse George W. Boughton, 1 child
Husband was school tax collector, worked in F.E. Cobb Drug Store
Active member of the Universalist Church
Mary Alverson Brace
(1846-1930) spouse Romeyn W. Brace, 2 children
Born in Perry
Member of Universalist Church
Charter member of Unity Club, Eastern Star, was artistic and made banners for various clubs
Frances Goodnow Cobb
(1862-1922), spouse Frank E. Cobb, no children
Sister of Alice Goodnow – fellow suffragist
Husband owned Cobb Drug Store
Member of Universalist Church, active in its groups
Matron of Eastern Star in 1917
Alice Dubois Deal
(1872-1956), spouse Asa Deal, no children
Born in Addison
Graduated from Geneseo Normal School, became a teacher in Victor
Active in musical groups, clubs, etc. in Victor, also known in East Bloomfield and Allens Hill
Organist at Methodist Church for 50 years
Member of Unity Club and WCTU
Mary Lucy Draper
(1866-1952), remained single
Born in Victor, parents were Dr. James F. Draper and Mary Ball Draper, several physicians in family
Active member of Presbyterian Church
Active member in Unity Club, Eastern Star
Alice Goodnow
(1864-1934), remained single
Member of Universalist Church
Sister and brother-in-law were M/M Frank E. Cobb – also suffrage supporters
Anna McCarthy Higinbotham
(1861-1942), spouse Fred Higinbotham, 2 children, 2 step-children
Active member of Unity Club
Albany delegate for State Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting
Involved in public health and welfare
Active in Red Cross in WWI
Margaret (Maggie) Cline Hill
(1864-1931), spouse Willis G. Hill, 2 children
Born in Victor, husband factory foreman at Locke/Victor Insulators, farmer
Member of Universalist Church, VP of Ladies Aid group
Frances Harris Smith
(1876-1958), spouse Carl D. Smith, no children
Born in Warsaw
Was a newspaper woman for 40 years – began with Perry Record, was first woman in NYS to own and operate her own newspaper – Wyoming Record
After marriage, with husband jointly published and edited Victor Herald, as well as Clifton Springs Press, and Ontario County Times
Was treasurer for Universalist Church, district chairman of 7th District NYS Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Victor Library, and other groups
Margaret Van Voorhis Smith
(1877-1965), spouse Oscar Smith, at least one child
Lived entire life in Victor
Was a schoolteacher and librarian
Helen Freeborn Thornton
(1862-1922), spouse George Thornton, one child
Originally from Allegany County
Husband owned hardware store, later general store in Victor
Member of Unity Club, other local organizations
Harriet Woods Webster
(1870-1959), spouse Milo F. Webster, 12 children (all lived to adulthood)
Husband was graduate of Cornell, farmer and successful fire insurance agent
Founder of Victor Parent-Teachers Association
At Unity Club meeting 1912 “the Club in common with the spirit of the times will hold a debate the general subject of which will be benefits of the extension of suffrage to the women of New York State. Social Science leader, Mrs. Milo Webster will undertake to pilot the craft over the tempestuous sea of diverse opinion.”
Sarah Hall Bonesteele
(1873-1957), spouse Frank Bonesteele, no children
Originally from Massachusetts, entered MIT as one of first females accepted there
Was a tutor for Helen Keller
Was speaker on politics at Victor Equal Suffrage Association