Emma Smith DeVoe | |
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Born | Emma Smith August 22, 1848 Roseville, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 3, 1927 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | (aged 79)
Occupation | Suffragist |
Spouse |
John Henry DeVoe (m. 1880) |
Emma Smith DeVoe (née Smith; August 22, 1848 – September 3, 1927) was an American women suffragist in the early twentieth century, changing the face of politics for both women and men alike. When she died, the Tacoma News Tribune called her Washington state's "Mother of Women's Suffrage".[1][2]