Summary
Ida Finney Mackrille (1867 – 1960)[1] was an American suffragist and a women's political leader in the State of California. She was known as the “Woman Orator of the West.”[1] From 1911 until 1932, she was active in suffragist movement, and after she remained active in other types of politics.
Ida Finney Mackrille | |
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| Born | Ida Finney August 21, 1867 |
| Died | June 4, 1960 (aged 92) |
| Known for | American suffragist |
Biography edit
Ida Finney was born on August 21, 1867, in Richmond, Indiana, to parents Sara A. Long Finney and Joel J. Finney.[1][2] Her father had served in the 57th Indiana Infantry Regiment.[3] She was raised with two sisters.[4] She married in 1897 to William R. Mackrille, a chief deputy clerk of the California State Supreme Court.[1]
Mackrille served as the first vice-president of the San Francisco Center of the California Civic League, a group that fought for equality for women.[1][5] She was considered one the foremost orators in California, often speaking on women's issues and politics.[5] She served as San Francisco Office Manager for the 1921 Presidential campaign of Warren G. Harding.[2] Later in life she was active in the Tulare County Republican Party and was involved in issues with the newly built, local women's prison.[6][1]
Mackrille owned a vineyard from c.1930 until 1960 in Woodlake, California.[2]
She died on June 4, 1960, at the age of 92 at Exeter Memorial Hospital in Exeter, near her home in Woodlake.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Biographical Sketch of Ida Finney Mackrille". Alexander Street Documents. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary, Vineyardist Dies At 92". The Los Angeles Times. 1960-06-05. p. 62. Retrieved 2021-01-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Finney Is Buried, Former Richmond Man and Veteran of the Civil War Laid To Rest". Palladium-Item. Palladium-Item news. 25 July 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Fox, Henry Clay (1912). Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Wayne County. Western Historical Association. pp. 99–100.
- ^ a b "S.F. Orator Is Selected As Delegate". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Examiner. 23 May 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Ida Mackrille". Tulare Advance-Register. 1960-06-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-01-06.