Mary Clare Brassington Explained

Mary Clare Brassington
Birth Name:Mary Clare Laurence
Birth Date:June 5, 1874
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, US
Death Place:Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Occupation:Suffragist
Known For:President of the Delaware Equal Suffrage Society, 1915–1917

Mary Clare Laurence Brassington (June 5, 1874 – January 6, 1966) was an American suffragist, president of the Delaware Equal Suffrage Association (DESA) from 1915 to 1917.

Early life

Mary Clare Laurence was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Career

Brassington marched with the Delaware Equal Suffrage Association (DESA) in the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington, D.C., and led the "homemakers' section" in Delaware's first large suffrage parade in 1914. She became president of the DESA in 1915, succeeding the association's founding president, Martha Churchman Cranston,[1] [2] and reelected in 1916.[3] [4] She was also one of the state's delegates to the National Equal Suffrage Convention.[5] [6] and a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).[7] She was also active in Wilmington's New-Century Club.[8]

In 1916, Brassington attended both the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis and the Republican National Convention in Chicago,[9] where she literally carried the banner of the Delaware suffragists: a large yellow and white silk banner featuring Delaware Blue Hens.[10] [11]

In 1917 Brassington resigned the presidency because her husband's work would take her out of state.[12] But she returned to Delaware to attend DESA meetings[13] and lobby the state legislature on suffrage.[14] [15] [16] After suffrage was won, Brassington was active in the League of Women Voters. She lived in Port Arthur, Ontario and Milwaukee, Wisconsin in her later years, relocating for her husband's work, and in Florida in her own retirement.

Personal life

Mary Clare Laurence married John Robert Wetten Brassington, a British engineer who was born in India. They had two daughters, Marion[17] and Susan.[18] She was a member of the First Unitarian Church in Wilmington. Brassington was widowed in 1946 when her husband died in Milwaukee,[19] and she died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1966, aged 91 years.[20]

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Notes and References

  1. News: November 8, 1915. Dr. Anna Shaw to Speak Here. 8. The Morning News. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Schneider. Jennifer. Biographical Sketch of Martha Churchman Cranston. May 10, 2021. Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920, Alexander Street Documents.
  3. News: November 11, 1916. Suffragists in Annual Session. 11. The Morning News. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: July 7, 1916. Suffragists Want Planks in Party Platform. 13. Wilmington Evening Journal. May 10, 2021. NewspaperArchive.com.
  5. News: September 2, 1916. Delaware Delegates to Suffrage Convention. 9. The News Journal. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  6. Suffrage Work in the States: Delaware. Woman's Journal and Suffrage News. December 11, 1915 . 46. 395. Internet Archive.
  7. News: 1916-10-31. National 'Suffs' Remain Neutral. 14. The Morning News. 2021-05-10. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: March 10, 1916. New-Century Club Full Membership. 7. The Morning News. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: June 5, 1916. To Attend Conventions. 11. The Morning News. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: April 29, 1916. Mrs. J. W. Brassington to Visit Conventions. 13. The News Journal. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1916-07-01. Delightful Reception for Mrs. Brassington. 9. The News Journal. 2021-05-10. Newspapers.com.
  12. Book: Stanton. Elizabeth Cady. History of Woman Suffrage. Anthony. Susan B.. Gage. Matilda Joslyn. 1922. Susan B. Anthony. 91. en.
  13. News: September 30, 1919. Equal Suffrage Board Meeting. 7. The Morning News. May 9, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  14. Web site: Boylan. Anne M.. Biographical Sketch of Mary Clare Laurence Brassington. May 9, 2021. Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920, Alexander Street Documents.
  15. News: July 16, 1919. Ask Ratification of Suffrage Bill. 5. The Morning News. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: May 6, 1920. McNabb Jarred by Women's Petition. 18. The Evening Journal. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: October 13, 1919. Brassington-Hughes. 13. The Evening Journal. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: June 12, 1915. Attended Commencement. 6. The News Journal. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  19. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, page 752; via Ancestry
  20. News: January 7, 1966. Mrs. Mary Brassington. 12. Fort Lauderdale News. May 10, 2021. Newspapers.com.

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