Mary Lynde Craig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Lynde Craig

writer, teacher, attorney, women's rights activist

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1834

Place of Birth: Springfield, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1921

Profession: writer, teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mary Lynde Craig (previously Mary Lynde Foster, and Mary Lynde Hoffman; March 24, 1834 – June 20, 1921) was an American writer, teacher, and attorney.
She owned property in San Francisco, and was an activist for women's property rights.
Craig served as Associate Editor of the Redlands, California The Citrograph.
In 1893, she was one of four women practicing law in California.
In 1891, she gave the "Address of Weicome" at the organization of Sequoia Chapter, San Francisco.
While attending the National Editorial Association at Chicago with her husband, in May 1893, she also had opportunity to speak to other large audiences—once at the Auditorium, once at the Art Palace, and once at the Woman's Building.
She served as president of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association and historian of the Hastings Law column.