The Detroit times., 1913-03-10
NOTED SUFFRAGE
WORKERS ARE
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. Helen p. Jenkins and Mrs.
Mary l.. Doe Pass Away
in Formers Home
SUMMONED WITHIN FEW
HOURS OF EACH OTHER
Funeral Services to BE Held
Tuesday Afternoon; Bodies
Will BE Cremated

Suffragists throughout Michigan
are In sincere grief today over the
death OF two OF the pioneer work
ers In the suffrage cause in this
state-Mrs. Helen Phileo jenkins
and Mrs. Mary l.. Doe, who died
within few hours OF each other,
in the Jenkins home, No. 1875 .Bos-
ton-blvd.
Mrs. jenkins, who had been In ILL
health the last few years, died Sat
urday evening, and Mrs. Doe, her
longtime friend. passed away Sun
day.
Mrs. jenkins was born I'm Herki-
mer county, New York, rs years ago,
and received her early education in
Utica, In the Utica Female seminary.
one Of the few schools Of that day
for the higher education of women.
AT the age Of IA. she became inter-
ested In equal su ifrage and through
out her life she was heart and soul.
In all movements touching the educa-
ton, the uplift and the betterment
or conditions for women and chill
,dren. After her marriage to Dean
NJ. Jenkins, In 1862, she went to Buff
falo to reside, and organized the first
suffrage club in that city, and, later
when the family removed to Pitts
bureh. formed the first woman's club
and the first suffrage club, in that
city. w. she and her husband
came to DStroit In 1850, Mrs. Jenk-
ms formed the Detroit Equal Suf-
frage club. tina first organization OF
it's kind In the state and still In ex-
istence Mrs. Jenkins was the first
woman In America to formulate a
resolution on universal peace and
which was read before The Hague
tribunal. In 1889. She was the
originator, with her friend. Mrs
Clara b. Arthur. OF this city. Of the
public Fairgrounds in Detroit.
Mrs. Jenkins. who was warm
friend of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Susan b. Anthony and Lucy Black
we'll Stone. was one Of the first
women to speak In New York, from
a public platform. In the early
SOS, Mrs. Jenkins travelled extern
sively all over the world studying
conditions Of her sex In the countries
she visited.
Mrs. Jenkins Is survived by her
husband and one daughter. Mrs.
Hinton h. Spalding. the latter i'll in
a sanitarium in New York state and
unable to attend the funeral SER
vices.
Mrs. Doe, whose home was in Bay
City, came TO Detroit year ago to
do active suffrage work in the cam
paign and was in charge OF suffrage
campaign headquarters, In the Tele-
graph building. Although she was
&c years OF age. her energy and ca
pacity for work seemed unlimited.
and she took an active part In the
campaign. working and speaking,
and 1t Is thought that her unfiag-
ging devotion to the cause. coupled
with the keen disappointment she
in the state, fastened the breakdown
which followed the campaign. When
Mrs Doe was taken III, 1t was Mrs.
Jenkins wish that she be cared for
In the Jenkins home.
Mr.. Doe Is survived only by her
nephew. Or. De Wolfe. OF Hart.
Mich, having lost her husband and
only son. a number of years ago.
Funeral services for both women
will be held In the jenkins home.
Tuesday afternoon. at o'clock, the
bodies to be cremated. The Rev.
Eugene r. Shipper. OF the First
Unitarian church. to which Mrs.
Jenkins belonged, will ofliciate.