Mary Ann Sorden Stuart Explained

Birth Name:	Mary Ann Sorden
Birth Date:	February 12, 1828
Birth Place:	Greenwood, Delaware, U.S.
Death Place:	Greenwood, Delaware, U.S.
Resting Place:	St. Johnstown Methodist Church, Greenwood

Mary Ann Sorden Stuart (February 12, 1828 – April 19, 1893) was an American suffragist who served as a representative of the women's suffrage movement from Delaware and attended the National Woman Suffrage Association conventions in Washington, DC.^[1]

Early life

Mary Ann Sorden Stuart was born on February 12, 1828, to John Sorden and Sarah Owens Pennewill Sorden in Sussex County, Delaware.^[2]

Activism

Stuart organized the first women's suffrage group in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1869.^[3] Stuart spoke in favor of women's suffrage in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in 1878. She also became the Delaware representative to the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). Stuart also testified to the Delaware General Assembly in 1881 on allowing women's suffrage in the state constitution.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Stanton. Elizabeth Cady. Anthony. Susan B.. Gage. Matilda Joslyn. Harper. Ida Husted. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume 3. 1886. 817.
2. News: Frank. Bill. 1978-07-16. Crusader. 15. The Morning News. 2020-11-19. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: About Us. 2020-11-19. Mary Anns List. en-US.
4. Web site: Boylan. Anne M.. Summer 2019. Delaware Women's Suffrage Timeline. 18 November 2020. Delaware Historical Society. League of Women Voters.