Mary Eleanor Brackenridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Eleanor Brackenridge

American business woman, suffragist

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: Warrick County, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1924

Profession: businessperson, suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (March 7, 1837 – February 14, 1924) was one of three women on the first board of regents at Texas Woman's University, the first women in the state of Texas to sit on a governing board of any university.
She was active in women's clubs and was a co-founder of the Woman's Club of San Antonio.
Brackenridge was a leader in Texas suffrage organizations and helped get the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution passed.
She was the first woman in San Antonio to register to vote.
Although it's the Brackenridge name in Texas that is associated with wealth, philanthropy and achievement, Brackenridge qualified as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution through her mother's lineage.