Julia C. Henderson

Julia Coons Henderson (April 22, 1862 – March 15, 1922)[1] was an American suffragist, secretary of the Women's Franchise League of Indiana from 1912 to 1917. She was also assistant national secretary of the War Mothers of America.

Julia C. Henderson
A middle-aged white woman with short grey hair, wearing round glasses and a dark blouse or dress
Julia C. Henderson, from a 1919 publication
BornApril 22, 1862
Crawfordsville, Indiana
DiedMarch 15, 1922
Indianapolis, Indiana
OccupationSuffragist

Early life

Julia Coons was from Crawfordsville, Indiana,[2] the daughter of John R. Coons and Nancy Carolina Graham Coons.[3]

Career

Julia Coons was a teacher as a young woman. As Julia C. Henderson, she was treasurer of the Women's School League of Indianapolis in 1909, and secretary when the organization became the Women's Franchise League of Indiana from 1912 to 1917.[3][4] She was a leader of women's relief organizations in Indiana during World War I,[5] and organized a speaker bureau for delivering wartime information and fundraising messages to women's groups.[6][7][8][9] She was assistant secretary of the War Mothers of America after World War I, and started the organization's publication, The Service Star.[10] After the war and the suffrage campaign, she continued active in Indiana politics and in the Indianapolis chapter of the League of Women Voters.[1]

Personal life

Julia Coons married George M. Henderson in 1884. They had a son, Edwin, born in 1890. She died suddenly in 1922, aged 59 years, in Indianapolis.[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Noted Clubwoman to be Buried at Crawfordsville". The Indianapolis Star. 1922-03-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Julia Coons Henderson (1862-1922), Jane Addams Digital Edition.
  3. Durgin, Rebecca. "Biography of Julia C. Henderson, 1862-1922" Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890–1920, Alexander Street.
  4. "Franchise League Meeting Promises Lively Struggle". The Indianapolis Star. 1916-04-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Greenough, Walter Sidney (1922). The War Purse of Indiana: The Five Liberty Loans and War Savings and Thrift Campaigns in Indiana During the World War, by Walter Greenough. Indiana historical commission. pp. 227–228.
  6. Indiana State Council of Defense Woman's Section (1919). Report of the Woman's Section of the Indiana State Council of Defense: From October, 1917, to April, 1919. W. B. Burford, contractor for state printing and binding. pp. 37–38.
  7. "Jewish Women Council to Hear to Talk on Thrift". The Indianapolis Star. 1920-04-04. p. 37. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Women Speakers Playing Big Part in War Activities". The Indianapolis Star. 1918-05-11. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Speakers are Assigned". The Indianapolis News. 1918-04-06. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Mrs. Julia C. Henderson". The American Messenger and Service Star. 2: 8. July 1919.
  11. "Federated Clubs Pay Tribute to Mrs. Henderson". The Indianapolis Star. 1922-03-18. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Julia C. Henderson Dies at Indianapolis". Palladium-Item. 1922-03-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Rotary Club Plays High Tribute to Mrs. J. C. Henderson". The Indianapolis Star. 1922-03-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
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