American feminist activist and white supremacist (1835–1930)
Rebecca Latimer Felton
Felton c. 1909–1930
United States Senator from Georgia
In office November 21, 1922[1] – November 22, 1922
Appointed by
Thomas W. Hardwick
Preceded by
Thomas E. Watson
Succeeded by
Walter F. George
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Ann Latimer
(1835-06-10)June 10, 1835 Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Died
January 24, 1930(1930-01-24) (aged 94) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place
Oak Hill Cemetery
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
William Harrell Felton
Education
Madison Female College
Rebecca Ann Felton (néeLatimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, politician, white supremacist, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day.[2][3] She was a prominent member of the Georgia upper class who advocated for prison reform, women's suffrage and education reform. Her husband, William Harrell Felton, served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Georgia House of Representatives, and she helped organize his political campaigns. Historian Numan Bartley wrote that by 1915 Felton "was championing a lengthy feminist program that ranged from prohibition to equal pay for equal work yet never accomplished any feat because she held her role because of her husband."[4]
A major figure in American first-wave feminism, Felton was also a white supremacist and the last slave owner to serve in the Senate. She spoke vigorously in favor of lynching African Americans, under the pretense of protecting the sexual purity of European-American women. Most often the African Americans whom she admonished were falsely accused of rape.[5]
The most prominent woman in the state of Georgia during the Progressive Era, she was honored near the end of her life by a symbolic one-day appointment to the Senate. Felton was sworn in on November 21, 1922, and served just 24 hours. At the age of 87, she was the oldest freshman senator to enter the Senate. Felton was the only woman to have served as a senator from Georgia until the appointment of Kelly Loeffler in 2020, nearly one hundred years later.
^"U.S. Senate: Rebecca Felton and One Hundred Years of Women Senators".
^Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Jennifer Steinhauer (March 21, 2013). "Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
^Bartley, Numan V. (1983). The Creation of Modern Georgia. University of Georgia Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8203-0668-1. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^Zucchino 2020, p. 83-84,87–89,280–281.
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