Paulina Wright Davis

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Paulina Wright Davis

1813-1876

American lecturer and suffragist
Born Paulina Kellogg in Bloomfield, NY
In 1833 she married merchant Francis Wright (d. 1835)
In 1849 she married Thomas Davis (who later became a congressman for Rhode Island)
Davis was active in the early antislavery and women's rights movements
In 1844 she lectured to women on anatomy and physiology
Davis helped to open the medical profession to women
In 1853 she founded Una, the first women's rights paper in the U.S.
In 1871 she published A History of the National Women's Rights Movement

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