Anna Howard Shaw
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Anna Howard Shaw Net Worth

Anna Howard Shaw was an English-born doctor and Methodist cleric who is best remembered as the one-time President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She was born on February 14, 1847 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England and began her involvement with women's rights activism as the Chair of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She was a passionate advocate for women's rights and worked tirelessly to promote the cause of women's suffrage.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 14, 1847
Birth Place Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Age 172 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 2, 1919 (age 72)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $1.9 Million (2024)

About

Remembered best as the one-time President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), this English-born Doctor and Methodist cleric began her involvement with women's rights activism as the Chair of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).

Before Fame

After working during her teenage years as a schoolteacher, she attended Albion College and the Boston University School of Theology and became an ordained minister in the Methodist Protestant Church. Later, she earned a medical degree from Boston University.

Trivia

After heading the World War I-era U.S. Council of National Defense's Women's Committee, she became the first female recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.

Family Life

Though born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, she spent the majority of her childhood in Massachusetts and Michigan, U.S.A.

Associated With

She joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association in the late 1880s, on the invitation of women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony.

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