Jessie Jack Hooper | |
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Died | May 7, 1935 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US | (aged 69)
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Spouse | Ben Hooper |
Relatives | Lois Van Valkenburgh (granddaughter) |
Jessie Annette Jack Hooper (November 9, 1865 – May 7, 1935) was an American peace activist and suffragist, who was the first president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters. She became involved in women's suffrage as an empowerment for women's civic clubs. In 1922 she ran against incumbent Robert M. La Follette for election to the United States Senate, a campaign which inspired her to organize women's groups to call for world disarmament.