Read the fresh annals of our land the gathering dust of time
Nor yet has fallen on the scroll to dim the tale sublime;
There woman's glory proudly shines, for willingly she gave
Her costliest offerings to uphold the generous and the brave
Who fought her country's battles well; and oft she perilled life
To save a father, brother, friend, In those dark years of strife.
Whatever strong-armed man hath wrought, whatever he hath won,
That goal hath woman also reached, that action hath she done."
Mary M. Chase
Nor yet has fallen on the scroll to dim the tale sublime;
There woman's glory proudly shines, for willingly she gave
Her costliest offerings to uphold the generous and the brave
Who fought her country's battles well; and oft she perilled life
To save a father, brother, friend, In those dark years of strife.
Whatever strong-armed man hath wrought, whatever he hath won,
That goal hath woman also reached, that action hath she done."
Mary M. Chase
Mary Desha was born on March 8, 1850 in Lexington, Kentucky. She was well educated and for a short time studied at what is now the University of Kentucky. When her family was impoverished by the Civil War and the women were needed to provide an income, Miss Desha and her mother opened a private school in which they taught their friends’ children. Several years later, Miss Desha accepted a position with the Lexington public school system and remained there until she took a job as a clerk in Washington, DC in December 1885.
After spending a few years in Washington, Miss Desha accepted a teaching position in Sitka, Alaska in 1888. She found the living conditions endured by the Alaskan natives unacceptable and her written protest to the government in Washington resulted in a federal investigation. She returned to Lexington in 1889 but shortly thereafter accepted a post in Washington as a clerk in the pension office. She later worked as a copyist in the Office of Indian Affairs.
She continued in the civil service until her death and also spent her own time after working hours acting as an Assistant Director of the DAR Hospital Corps during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Mary Desha died on January 29, 1911. Her fellow Daughters honored her memory with the first memorial service ever held in Memorial Continental Hall.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
After spending a few years in Washington, Miss Desha accepted a teaching position in Sitka, Alaska in 1888. She found the living conditions endured by the Alaskan natives unacceptable and her written protest to the government in Washington resulted in a federal investigation. She returned to Lexington in 1889 but shortly thereafter accepted a post in Washington as a clerk in the pension office. She later worked as a copyist in the Office of Indian Affairs.
She continued in the civil service until her death and also spent her own time after working hours acting as an Assistant Director of the DAR Hospital Corps during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Mary Desha died on January 29, 1911. Her fellow Daughters honored her memory with the first memorial service ever held in Memorial Continental Hall.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
Mary Lockwood was born in Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York on October 24, 1831. She moved to Washington, DC in about 1878. Mrs. Lockwood’s residence was Washington’s elegant and imposing Strathmore Arms and it was there on October 11, 1890 the formal organization of the NSDAR took place.
Mrs. Lockwood was the NSDAR’s first historian and the Society, inspired by Mrs. Lockwood’s commitment to historic preservation, resolved on October 18, 1890 to “provide a place for the collection of Historical relics which will accumulate…and for historical portraits, pictures, etc. This may first be in rooms, and later in the erection of a fire-proof building.” She held many other national offices as well and served as editor of the DAR Magazine from 1894 to 1900.
Mrs. Lockwood was also a prolific author and wrote many noteworthy books. Her last book, The Historic Homes of Washington, was dedicated to her older brother to whom she became close after her mother’s death when Mrs. Lockwood was only four years old. She was an avid promoter of the work of women’s clubs and was both the founder of the famous Travel Club and for a time president of the Women’s Press Club. She also held the position of Lady Manager at Large at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
An acquaintance noted that “she is friendly to all progressive movements, especially so in the progress of women.” Mary Lockwood died in Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 9, 1922 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, DC. She is not only the last surviving Founder but also the only Founder buried in Washington.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
Mrs. Lockwood was the NSDAR’s first historian and the Society, inspired by Mrs. Lockwood’s commitment to historic preservation, resolved on October 18, 1890 to “provide a place for the collection of Historical relics which will accumulate…and for historical portraits, pictures, etc. This may first be in rooms, and later in the erection of a fire-proof building.” She held many other national offices as well and served as editor of the DAR Magazine from 1894 to 1900.
Mrs. Lockwood was also a prolific author and wrote many noteworthy books. Her last book, The Historic Homes of Washington, was dedicated to her older brother to whom she became close after her mother’s death when Mrs. Lockwood was only four years old. She was an avid promoter of the work of women’s clubs and was both the founder of the famous Travel Club and for a time president of the Women’s Press Club. She also held the position of Lady Manager at Large at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
An acquaintance noted that “she is friendly to all progressive movements, especially so in the progress of women.” Mary Lockwood died in Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 9, 1922 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, DC. She is not only the last surviving Founder but also the only Founder buried in Washington.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
Ellen Walworth was born on October 20, 1832 in Jacksonville, Illinois. When she was about 12 years old her father, John Hardin, became a United States Congressman. In 1846, Mr. Hardin entered the army to fight against Mexico and was killed while leading his regiment at the battle of Buena Vista. The family continued to live in Jacksonville until 1851 when Mrs. Walworth’s mother married the Honorable Reuben Hyde Walworth and moved the family to Saratoga Springs, New York.
Mrs. Walworth earned her law degree at New York University and was entitled to practice before the Court of New York and the District of Columbia. In 1852 she married Mansfield Tracy Walworth, her stepfather’s youngest son. Mrs. Walworth opened her home as a boarding and day school after her husband’s death in 1873. The school’s success required her eventually to remodel and enlarge the facilities. Mrs. Walworth continued to live on the property year round until finally the cold New York winters affected her health and she began to make her home in Washington, DC in winter.
One of her earliest public efforts was her moving plea to the members of her local community to contribute to the fund to renovate George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, in Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Walworth wrote constantly on patriotic and historic subjects. She was an authority on the battlefields of Saratoga and also published an account of the Burgoyne campaign. She served as director-general of the Woman’s National War Relief Association of 1898. Mrs. Walworth was the first editor of the official publication of the NSDAR, the American Monthly Magazine, serving from the spring of 1892 until July 1894. Ellen Walworth died on June 23, 1915 and was laid to rest in the family lot at Green Ridge, near Saratoga, New York.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
Mrs. Walworth earned her law degree at New York University and was entitled to practice before the Court of New York and the District of Columbia. In 1852 she married Mansfield Tracy Walworth, her stepfather’s youngest son. Mrs. Walworth opened her home as a boarding and day school after her husband’s death in 1873. The school’s success required her eventually to remodel and enlarge the facilities. Mrs. Walworth continued to live on the property year round until finally the cold New York winters affected her health and she began to make her home in Washington, DC in winter.
One of her earliest public efforts was her moving plea to the members of her local community to contribute to the fund to renovate George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, in Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Walworth wrote constantly on patriotic and historic subjects. She was an authority on the battlefields of Saratoga and also published an account of the Burgoyne campaign. She served as director-general of the Woman’s National War Relief Association of 1898. Mrs. Walworth was the first editor of the official publication of the NSDAR, the American Monthly Magazine, serving from the spring of 1892 until July 1894. Ellen Walworth died on June 23, 1915 and was laid to rest in the family lot at Green Ridge, near Saratoga, New York.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
Eugenia Washington was born on June 24, 1840 near Charlestown in what is now West Virginia. She was the daughter of William Temple Washington and Margaret Calhoun Fletcher, a great niece of Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. In 1859, when she was nineteen years old, her father moved the family to Falmouth, Virginia, just north of Fredericksburg. Her mother died near this time and her father was disabled and relied on his daughter to care for him.
When the Battle of Fredericksburg was imminent in December 1862, she wanted to escape with her father to a place of safety quickly but was delayed one full day because a wounded Federal officer was brought to her door and placed in her care while he waited for a surgeon. The battle had begun by the time she was ready to flee and she and her father were caught on the battlefield. She found shelter for both of them in a small trench left by a cannon. They were forced to remain in that spot for a whole day and witnessed the entire battle from that position. It is said that Miss Washington’s experiences that day inspired in her a will to assist women from both the North and the South in the worthy cause of preserving their shared heritage and that this was her purpose in helping to found the NSDAR.
At the close of the war, she was offered a government position with the post office department and so she and her father moved to Washington, DC. Known fondly as “Miss Eugie” she was considered quite attractive and always received a great deal of attention wherever she went. Eugenia Washington died at her home in Washington on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1900.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
When the Battle of Fredericksburg was imminent in December 1862, she wanted to escape with her father to a place of safety quickly but was delayed one full day because a wounded Federal officer was brought to her door and placed in her care while he waited for a surgeon. The battle had begun by the time she was ready to flee and she and her father were caught on the battlefield. She found shelter for both of them in a small trench left by a cannon. They were forced to remain in that spot for a whole day and witnessed the entire battle from that position. It is said that Miss Washington’s experiences that day inspired in her a will to assist women from both the North and the South in the worthy cause of preserving their shared heritage and that this was her purpose in helping to found the NSDAR.
At the close of the war, she was offered a government position with the post office department and so she and her father moved to Washington, DC. Known fondly as “Miss Eugie” she was considered quite attractive and always received a great deal of attention wherever she went. Eugenia Washington died at her home in Washington on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1900.
(source from the Daughters of the revolution)
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DEBORAH FRANKLIN
"Noble Deeds of American Women," by Jesse Clement
.
ELIZABETH MARTIN,
RACHEL and GRACE MARTIN,
DEBORAH SAMSON of Plymouth, Mass.
,
Mother Bailey.
MRS. ANGELICA VROOMAN
MARY HAGIDORN,
ANNE FITZHUGH
Captain or Major Molly.
Mrs. Sarah Bache, daughter of Dr Franklin.
Mrs. Meredith of Trenton, N J,
ESTHER REED, the wife of Pres. Reed,
LYDIA DARRAH
Butler's "History of Groton," in Massachusetts, states that, "After the departure of Col. Prescott's regiment of 'minute-men,' Mrs. David Wright of Pepperell, Mrs. Job Shattuck of Groton, and the neighboring women, collected at what is now Jewett's Bridge, over the Nashua, between Pepperell and Groton, clothed in their absent husbands' apparel, and armed with muskets, pitchforks, and such other weapons as they could find; and, having elected Mrs. Wright their commander,
Mrs. ANN CHASE
DICEY LANGSTON
REBECCA MOTTE
ELIZABETH STEELE
MARY REDMOND was called in Philadelphia "the little black-eyed rebel," because she was so ready to assist women whose husbands were in the American army,
HANNAH ISRAEL,
EMILY GEIGER was a messenger from Gen. Greene to Gen. Sumter.
NANCY VAN ALSTINE
MARTHA BRATTON
ELIZABETH ZANE,--
ESTHER GASTON
MARY ANN GIBBES
Mrs. WILSON the wife of Robert Wilson,
MRS. SHUBRICK, wife of Richard Shubrick,
MARY KNIGHT, the sister of Gen. Warrell,
MARGARET CORBIN
Mr. Clement's account of her is as follows; "An act " similar to that recorded of Mrs. Pitcher at the battle of Monmouth was performed by Mrs. Margaret Corbin
Other women there were, who won a fair renown in Revolutionary days. The limit of this chapter forbids further mention; but those who will read Mrs. Ellet's "Women of the Revolution" will find her pages full of thrilling interest; and will place the names of ELIZABETH CLAY, SUSANNAH, SABINA, and ANNA ELLIOTT, SARAH HOPTON, JANE WASHINGTON, MARTHA WILSON, and a host of others, whose sympathy encouraged the men who fought for freedom, and whose bravery and valor entitled them to honorable remembrance for many a century, side by side with the names of those who signed the Declaration of Independence, pledged to the cause of liberty "their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor."
DEBORAH FRANKLIN
"Noble Deeds of American Women," by Jesse Clement
.
ELIZABETH MARTIN,
RACHEL and GRACE MARTIN,
DEBORAH SAMSON of Plymouth, Mass.
,
Mother Bailey.
MRS. ANGELICA VROOMAN
MARY HAGIDORN,
ANNE FITZHUGH
Captain or Major Molly.
Mrs. Sarah Bache, daughter of Dr Franklin.
Mrs. Meredith of Trenton, N J,
ESTHER REED, the wife of Pres. Reed,
LYDIA DARRAH
Butler's "History of Groton," in Massachusetts, states that, "After the departure of Col. Prescott's regiment of 'minute-men,' Mrs. David Wright of Pepperell, Mrs. Job Shattuck of Groton, and the neighboring women, collected at what is now Jewett's Bridge, over the Nashua, between Pepperell and Groton, clothed in their absent husbands' apparel, and armed with muskets, pitchforks, and such other weapons as they could find; and, having elected Mrs. Wright their commander,
Mrs. ANN CHASE
DICEY LANGSTON
REBECCA MOTTE
ELIZABETH STEELE
MARY REDMOND was called in Philadelphia "the little black-eyed rebel," because she was so ready to assist women whose husbands were in the American army,
HANNAH ISRAEL,
EMILY GEIGER was a messenger from Gen. Greene to Gen. Sumter.
NANCY VAN ALSTINE
MARTHA BRATTON
ELIZABETH ZANE,--
ESTHER GASTON
MARY ANN GIBBES
Mrs. WILSON the wife of Robert Wilson,
MRS. SHUBRICK, wife of Richard Shubrick,
MARY KNIGHT, the sister of Gen. Warrell,
MARGARET CORBIN
Mr. Clement's account of her is as follows; "An act " similar to that recorded of Mrs. Pitcher at the battle of Monmouth was performed by Mrs. Margaret Corbin
Other women there were, who won a fair renown in Revolutionary days. The limit of this chapter forbids further mention; but those who will read Mrs. Ellet's "Women of the Revolution" will find her pages full of thrilling interest; and will place the names of ELIZABETH CLAY, SUSANNAH, SABINA, and ANNA ELLIOTT, SARAH HOPTON, JANE WASHINGTON, MARTHA WILSON, and a host of others, whose sympathy encouraged the men who fought for freedom, and whose bravery and valor entitled them to honorable remembrance for many a century, side by side with the names of those who signed the Declaration of Independence, pledged to the cause of liberty "their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor."