Zara DuPont
American suffragist
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Zara "Zadie" DuPont (1869–1946) was an American suffragist, serving as the first Vice President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.
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| Born | February 24, 1869 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | May 13, 1946 (aged 77) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Suffragist |
Life
DuPont was born on February 24, 1869, in Louisville, Kentucky. As a young woman she joined the board of the Children's Free Hospital in Louisville.[1]
She moved to Ohio where she became active in the suffrage movement there.[1] In 1910 she worked unsuccessfully to include women's suffrage in the reformed constitution of Ohio.[2] In 1911 she joined the Cuyahoga Woman's Suffrage Association, going on the serve as the first Vice President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.[3][1] She worked with Florence E. Allen on Maud Wood Park's organizing tour of Ohio.[4]
DuPont was also a civil rights and trade activist, specifically as a pro-labor shareholder activist at Bethlehem Steel and Montgomery Ward.[2]
DuPont died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 13, 1946.[2]
Personal
Zara DuPont was a member of the Du Pont family. Notable close relatives included her brother T. Coleman du Pont and niece Ethel du Pont.[5][2]