Jean Margaret Gordon

Jean Margaret Gordon (1865 – February 24, 1931) was an American suffragist, social worker, civic leader, and reformer.[1] She served as president of the Louisiana Woman Suffrage Association (1913–20). She was New Orleans's first factory inspector. She also served as president of the board and supervisor of the Alexander Milne Home for Girls. After assisting in the establishment of the School of Applied Sociology, she was its lecturer and field supervisor.[2] Born in New Orleans, she was a daughter of George Hume Gordon, schoolmaster, and Margaret (Galiece) Gordon. There were two sisters, Kate and Fanny, as well as two brothers, George H. and William Andrew Gordon.[3]

Jean Margaret Gordon
Born1865
New Orleans, Louisiana
DiedFebruary 24, 1931
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSocial worker
Known forPresident of the Louisiana Woman Suffrage Association (1913-1920)
First factory inspector of New Orleans

Selected works

References
  1. Carrasco, Rebecca S. (Summer 1993). "The Gift House: Jean M. Gordon and the Making of the Milne Home, 1904-1931". The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. Louisiana Historical Association. 34 (3): 309–325. JSTOR 4233037.
  2. James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (1 January 1971). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-674-62734-5.
  3. "Biography of Kate M. Gordon". LAColl@state.lib.la.us. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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