Kate M. Gordon | |
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Born | July 14, 1861 |
Died | August 24, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | (aged 71)
Resting place | Metairie Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Suffragist |
Known for | Organizer of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference |
Kate M. Gordon (1861 – 1932) was an American suffragist, civic leader, and one of the leading advocates of women's voting rights in the Southern United States. Gordon was the organizer of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference and directed the 1918 campaign for woman suffrage in the state of Louisiana, the first such statewide effort in the American South.