Emily Newell Blair | |
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Born | Emily Jane Newell January 9, 1877 Joplin, Missouri |
Died | August 3, 1951 Alexandria, Virginia | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Education | Goucher College University of Missouri |
Occupation(s) | Writer, suffragist, feminist and Democratic Party political leader. |
Known for | Founder of the League of Women Voters |
Political party | Democratic |
Movement | Women's suffrage |
Spouse | Harry Wallace Blair |
Children | Newell Blair Harriet Blair |
Emily Newell Blair (January 9, 1877 – August 3, 1951) was an American writer, suffragist, feminist, national Democratic Party political leader, and a founder of the League of Women Voters.