Eugenia M. Bacon

Eugenia McKenzie Bacon (1853-1933) was an American suffragist and advocate for public libraries in Illinois.

Eugenia M. Bacon
Born
Eugenia McKenzie

(1853-10-04)October 4, 1853
Bowling Green, Indiana
DiedDecember 10, 1933(1933-12-10) (aged 80)
Decatur, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSuffragist, Clubwoman
Spouse(s)
George R. Bacon
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(m. 1874; died in 1911)​

Life

Bacon née McKenzie was born on October 4, 1853 in Bowling Green, Indiana. In 1874 she married George R. Bacon (1845–1911) with whom she had one child who died at the age of eight.[1]

Bacon was a suffragist, advocating for women's rights at the Illinois state legislature.[1] She also authored suffragist pamphlets.[2][3]

Bacon was active in the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs (IFWC).[4] She was an officer of the Decatur Women's Club for ten years (five years as president), then serving for two terms as the State Secretary for Illinois at the General Federation of Women's Clubs. As part of her work for the IFWC Bacon was on the Library Extension Commission, working to establish public libraries in Illinois.[1] The Illinois Library Extension Commission consisted of James A. Rose, Joseph Freeman, and Bacon who served as Secretary of the Board.[4]

Bacon was also the Illinois editor for The Club Woman publication.[5]

Bacon died on December 10, 1933, in Decatur, Illinois.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Biographical Sketch of Eugenia M. Bacon". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920. Alexander Street Documents. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. Addams, Jane; Stanton, Elizabeth Cady; Harper, Ida Husted; Shaw, Anna Howard; Fawcett, Millicent Garrett; Pankhurst, Emmeline; Blackwell, Alice Stone (2018). Women of the Suffrage Movement: Memoirs & Biographies of the Most Influential Suffragettes: Including 6 Volume History of Women's Suffrage (Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Emmeline Pankhurst, Anna Howard Shaw, Millicent G. Fawcett, Jane Addams, Lucy Stone, Carrie Catt, Alice Paul). e-artnow. ISBN 9788026884781.
  3. Harper, Ida Husted (1920). The History of Woman Suffrage. National American Woman Suffrage Association. p. 147.
  4. "The Work of the IFWC". Illinois State Library Heritage Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. "The Club Woman". 10. 1902. Retrieved 24 October 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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