Rebecca latimer felton biography
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Rebecca Latimer Felton
| American politician, writer, teacher Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Marriage and Family
- Post-Civil War Involvement
- Suffragism
- One Day as a Senator
- Later Years
- Racial Views
Early Life and Education
Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton was born on June 10, , in Decatur, Georgia, to Charles Latimer, a wealthy planter, merchant, and department store owner, and Eleanor Swift Latimer.
Rebecca latimer felton biography
As the eldest of four children, Felton received her education at the Madison Female Methodist College, graduating at the age of 17 in
Marriage and Family
In , Rebecca married William Harrell Felton and moved with him to the slaveholding community of Cartersville.
The couple had five children, but only one, Howard Erwin Felton, survived infancy.
Post-Civil War Involvement
After the Civil War, Rebecca and her husband lost their slaves and established a school in Cartersville.
In , she joined the Women's Christian Temperance Union, wh