Avery, Rachel G. (1858–1919)

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Avery, Rachel G. (1858–1919)

American suffragist. Born Rachel Foster, Dec 30, 1858, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died Oct 26, 1919, in Philadelphia, PA; m. Cyrus Miller Avery, Nov 8, 1888; children: 3 daughters.

Met Susan B. Anthony (1879); served as corresponding secretary of the National Woman Suffrage Association (1880–1901), where she worked closely with Anthony; helped organize and finance several state suffrage campaigns; served as corresponding secretary of the International Council of Women (1891–94), secretary of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (1904–1909), and vice-president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (1907–1910).

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