| Full Name |
Anna Howard Shaw |
| Date of Birth |
14 February 1847 |
| Place of Birth |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
| Date of Death |
02 July 1919 |
| Place of Death |
Moylan, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Albion College; Boston University School of Theology; Boston University School of Medicine |
| Profession |
Minister, Physician, Suffragist, Lecturer |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1870s - 1919 |
| Brief Information |
Anna Howard Shaw was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement in the United States, serving as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) from 1904 to 1915. She was also one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the U.S. and a practicing physician. Her work significantly contributed to the eventual passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. |