Mary Dennett
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett was an American womens rights activist, pacifist, homeopathic advocate, and pioneer in the areas of birth control, sex education, and womens suffrage. She cofounded the Voluntary Parenthood League, served in the National American Womens Suffrage Association, cofounded the Twilight Sleep Association, and wrote a famous pamphlet on sex education and birth control.
Mary Coffin Ware was the second child of four born to George and Vonie Ware. As a child, Mary was precocious, talkative, and assertive, scolding for striking her, often quoting the Bible. At age 10, her father died of cancer. Her mother supported the family by organizing European tours for young women. While her mother was away, Mary and her siblings often lived with their Aunt Lucia Ames Mead, a prominent social reformer. Mary enrolled in the School of Art and Design in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1891 and graduated with first honors, then took a teaching position at the Drexel Institute of Art in Philadelphia in 1894.
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