Susan Pringle Frost
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Susan Pringle Frost | |
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| Born | January 21, 1873 Miles Brewton House, 27 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | October 6, 1960 Miles Brewton House, 27 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Occupations | Historic preservationist, real estate agent |
Susan Pringle Frost (January 21, 1873 – October 6, 1960) was the organizer and first president of the Preservation Society of Charleston. She was a leader in the suffrage movement in Charleston, South Carolina and an important proponent of the preservation of Charleston's historic buildings.[1][2]She fought for women sufferage and was the first female to own real estate. She fought for equals rights and preserved a historic landmark in Charleston called rainbow row which is still up today.
Susan Pringle Frost was born in 1873 to Francis LeJau Frost and Rebecca Brewton Pringle[3] in the Miles Brewton House, a house which her family had owned since 1765.[4][5]
When her family's plantations and her father's fertilizer business declined, Frost returned to Charleston from school in North Carolina and began taking stenography classes so she could help support her family.[6][7]
