the State Historical Society of Missouri
Patricia Ashman is a retired professor of history and women’s studies at the University of Central Missouri.
![Luella St. Clair Moss. [The College Widow, Christian College, 1918]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-03/1-Luella-St.-Clair-Moss.jpg?itok=CJbZlzRl "Luella St. Clair Moss. [The College Widow, Christian College, 1918]")
Luella St. Clair Moss, an educator and community activist, was born in Virden, Illinois, to…
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![Carry Nation. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ggbain-05640]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-03/1-Carry-Nation.jpg?itok=PXAohZtq "Carry Nation. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ggbain-05640]")
Carry Amelia Moore Nation, an internationally known temperance crusader, was born on…
![Nellie Tayloe Ross. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ggbain-29524]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/1-Nellie-Tayloe-Ross.jpg?itok=yQ_hYwlw "Nellie Tayloe Ross. [Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ggbain-29524]")
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman in the United States to serve as a state governor…
![Leonor Sullivan. [Official Manual of Missouri, 1993–1994]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-03/1-Leonor-Sullivan.jpg?itok=iy0S4v4G "Leonor Sullivan. [Official Manual of Missouri, 1993–1994]")
Leonor Alice Kretzer Sullivan was the first woman elected to the US Congress from a…