LILA MEADE VALENTINE
Lila Meade Valentine (1865–1921) was one of the leaders among the
Virginia women who organized and fought for the right to vote. She
led campaigns for improvements in public education and public health
in Virginia. One of the founders of the Equal Suffrage League of
Virginia in 1909, she took an active part in the National Woman
Suffrage Association as well. Valentine lived to see women vote, but
she died one year after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in
1920 before women campaigned and won election to public office in
Virginia. She was the acknowledged leader of a new generation of
Virginia women who sought and accepted leadership roles in public
life. In 1936 the General Assembly placed a memorial plaque in the
State Capitol honoring her services to humanity and acknowledging
her achievements in the struggle for woman suffrage.
Lila Meade Valentine (1865–1921) was one of the leaders among the
Virginia women who organized and fought for the right to vote. She
led campaigns for improvements in public education and public health
in Virginia. One of the founders of the Equal Suffrage League of
Virginia in 1909, she took an active part in the National Woman
Suffrage Association as well. Valentine lived to see women vote, but
she died one year after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in
1920 before women campaigned and won election to public office in
Virginia. She was the acknowledged leader of a new generation of
Virginia women who sought and accepted leadership roles in public
life. In 1936 the General Assembly placed a memorial plaque in the
State Capitol honoring her services to humanity and acknowledging
her achievements in the struggle for woman suffrage.