Nell Mercer (August 13, 1893 – September 30, 1979) was an American suffragist. Born in North Landing, Virginia, she grew up in
Norfolk, becoming a member of the local branch of the
National Woman's Party. As a member of the
Silent Sentinels, she picketed
Woodrow Wilson's
White House in support of
women's suffrage in the United States. As a businesswoman, she purchased the Brunswick Hotel in
Copley Square, Boston, and was its final owner before the property was sold to
IBM. This photograph of Mercer, from the archives of the National Woman's Party, was taken in the 1910s.
Photograph credit: unknown; restored by Adam Cuerden