Lucy Burns

Lucy Burns
seated portrait of Burns with her hand to her chest
Burns in 1913
Born(1879-07-28)July 28, 1879
Kings County, New York (now Brooklyn, New York City), U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1966(1966-12-22) (aged 87)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
EducationPacker Collegiate Institute
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Suffragist, women's rights activist
Known forCo-founding the National Woman's Party with Alice Paul

Lucy Burns (July 28, 1879 – December 22, 1966) was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate.[1] She was a passionate activist in the United States and the United Kingdom, who joined the militant suffragettes. Burns was a close friend of Alice Paul, and together they ultimately formed the National Woman's Party.[2]

  1. ^ Bland, 1981 (p. 8)
  2. ^ Bland, 1981 (p. 8), Lunardini, 1986 (p. 9)