1835 - 1930
Rebecca Latimer Felton American Activist
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Rebecca Latimer Felton was in a relationship with William Harrell Felton.
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Rebecca Latimer Felton is a member of the following lists: Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives, American women writers and Writers from Georgia (U.S. state).
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First Name |
Rebecca
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Middle Name |
Latimer
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Last Name |
Felton
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Birthday |
10th June, 1835
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Birthplace |
Decatur, Georgia
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Died |
24th January, 1930
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Place of Death |
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Activist
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Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton (June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, lecturer, reformer, and politician who became the first woman to serve in the US Senate, although she served for only one day. She was the most prominent woman in Georgia in the Progressive Era, and was honored by appointment to the Senate. She was sworn in on November 21, 1922, and served just 24 hours. At 87 years, nine months, and 22 days old, she was the oldest freshman senator to enter the Senate. She was the only woman to have served as a Senator from Georgia until the 2020 appointment of Kelly Loeffler. Her husband William Harrell Felton was a member of the United States House of Representatives and Georgia House of Representatives and she ran his campaigns. She was a prominent society woman; an advocate of prison reform, women's suffrage and educational modernization; a white supremacist and slave owner; and a woman who spoke vigorously in favor of lynching. Numan Bartley wrote that by 1915 she "was championing a lengthy feminist program that ranged from prohibition to equal pay for equal work."
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