Mary Ritter Beard
Mary Ritter Beard
Mary Ritter Beardwas an American historian and archivist, who played an important role in the women's suffrage movement and was a lifelong advocate of social justice through educational and activist roles in both the labor and woman's rights movements. She wrote several books on women's role in history including On Understanding Women,America Through Women's Eyesand Woman As Force In History: A Study in Traditions and Realities. In addition, she collaborated with her husband, eminent historian Charles Austin Beard on several...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth5 August 1876
CountryUnited States of America
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