Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott | |
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| Born | Madeleine Lemoyne November 14, 1856 |
| Died | 1945 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Suffragette |
| Known for | Founder, League of Women Voters of Maryland |
Madeleine Lemoyne, Mrs. Charles E. Ellicott (November 14, 1856 – 1945) was an American suffragist. She was the founder of the League of Women Voters of Maryland, serving as its president for 20 years, longer than anyone else.
Born in Chicago, Ellicott studied chemistry at Rush Medical College, and then continued her studies at the Polytechnic in Zurich, Switzerland. In conjunction with the annual National League of Women Voters meeting planned for Baltimore in 1922, she was one of the organizers of the Pan-American Conference of Women. [1]
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