Frances Ellen Burr | |
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| Born | (1831-06-04)June 4, 1831 |
| Died | February 9, 1923(1923-02-09) (aged 91) |
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Frances Ellen Burr (June 4, 1831 - February 9, 1923) was an Americansuffragist and writer fromConnecticut.
Burr was born on June 4, 1831, inHartford, Connecticut, and was the youngest of fourteen children.[1][2] Her brother went on to publish theprogressive newspaper, theHartford Times.[3]
Burr attended the 4thNational Women's Rights Convention held inCleveland in 1853.[1] After getting enoughpetitions, she introduced a suffrage bill in theConnecticut General Assembly in 1867 that was defeated by a fairly narrow vote, giving her hope for women's suffrage in the state.[3][4] In 1869, she was one of several suffragists to call for the first suffrage convention held in Connecticut.[4] At the convention, she andIsabella Beecher Hooker founded theConnecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA).[1] Over the next 41 years, Burr would serve as the recording secretary of CWSA.[1]
Later, she andEmily Parmely Collins started the Hartford Equal Rights League in 1885.[5]
Burr was a contributor toThe Woman's Bible, and one of eight women who wrote "special commentaries" for the book.[6][7]
Burr died in her Hartford, Connecticut home on February 9, 1923.[8] Her body was placed in a vault inSpring Grove Cemetery.[9] In 2020, she was inducted into theConnecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 2020.[1]