Elizabeth Daken Bacon (March 19, 1844 - December 12, 1917) was an American suffragist and educator. She served as president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA) from 1906 to 1910.
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Biography
Elizabeth Daken Bacon was born on March 19, 1844, in Cranston, Rhode Island.[1] Bacon's grandfather, John Wilbur, was a Quaker minister and led a split in Quaker theology.[1] Bacon went to public school in Providence, Rhode Island, and attended Providence High School, graduating in 1864.[1][2] She taught public school for a few years before she married James Gillispie Bacon in Providence on October 6, 1869.[3][1] The couple had one daughter in 1873.[1]
Bacon was involved with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and became interested in women's suffrage.[1] She was a member of the Hartford Equal Rights Club.[4] She testified before the United States Congress Committee on Woman Suffrage on January 28, 1896.[5] She was also involved with women voter registration and school board issues.[6][7][8] In 1906, she became president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA), serving in that capacity until 1910.[9][4][10] Bacon's daughter, Ellen M. Bolles, followed in her mother's footsteps and had served as secretary of the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage Association.[1]
Bacon died on December 12, 1917, from burn injuries sustained in her home while doing housework.[2] She was buried next to her husband in the Old North Cemetery.[1]