Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg
Lucretia Mott Longshore Blankenburg, born May 8, 1845, on a farm near New Lisbon, Ohio, was a second-generation suffragist, reformer, and writer. A longtime Philadelphia resident, she served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association from 1892 to 1908. She advocated for women’s rights in education, custody, and inheritance law, and supported clean air reform. Blankenburg also authored city bulletins and held leadership roles in women’s clubs promoting feminist causes. Her work helped shape both municipal reform and the advancement of women’s civic roles in Pennsylvania. She died of pneumonia on March 28, 1937, in Philadelphia.
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