The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-10
WOMAN NOTED
FOR SUFFRAGE
WORK is DEAD
Mrs. Victoria Claflin Wood
hull Martin Passes Away
in England
WRITER OF MANY BOOKS
Was Once Candidate For
President, Nominated BY
Equal Rights Party
WRITER OF MANY BOOKS

Cheltenham. England. June To-
tP)-Victoria Claflin Woodruff Mar
tin, author and pioneer suffragist,
who once ran for president Of the
United States, died here today.
A native born American, Mrs.
Martin had resided in England since
her marriage to John Bddulph Mar
tin, noted banker and philanthro-
pist. n.her adopted country she car
ricd on her work in behalf Of woman
suffrage which she began here and
which made her known throughout
the United States, and in addition
was one Of the most active workers
in, England for the promotion Of
friendly relations between that
country and America.
Born in Ohio
Born at Homer. Ohio, Sept. %,
1888, Mrs. Martin was the daughter
of Reuben and Roxanna Claflin. As
a young woman she engaged in the
banking business for short time in
New York and also was editor of
Woodruff and Claflin's Weekly.
Early in life she became an ardent
advocate Of woman suffrage and her
lectures favOring the movement took
her to all parts of the United States.
and religious improvement of the
human race and was the author of a
number of works dealing with tho
two subjects.
Mrs. Martin memorialized Congress
in behalf Of woman suffrage in 1870
and two years later was candidate
for president Of the United States.
having been nominated by the Equal
Rights party. She was the organizer
of various conventions for the dis
cussiOn of social reform and had car
ried on propaganda work in the in
terests Of the working classes both
in the United States and Europe for
more than 80 years.
After the death Of her first hus-
band, DR.. Canning Woodruff, in 1873,
Mrs. Martin went to Europe for a
speaking tour. 1t was at one Of her
lectures ut Old St. James Hall that
she met Mr.. Martin, and their mar
riage followed. He died in 1897
Since then Mrs. Martin had devoted
much of her time and had spent lib
orally of her fortune in all projects
to cement the friendship between her
native, and adopted countries.
Lived in Retirement
Mrs. Martin was moving spirit
in the purchase of Sulgrave Manor,
the home of George Washington's an
cestors and was q generous contribu-
tor to the fund raised for its pur-
chase. In recent years, especially
since the granting of woman suf-
frage both in the United States and
England, she had ceased many of her
activities and lived in almost COM
pletc retirement.
Her gift in 1922 of an ancient Eng
lish manor to the British Sulgrave
Institution brought Mrs. Martin be-
fore the public again, the occasion
being taken by newspapers on both
sides of the Atlantic TO review the
more important events Of her active
life. The manor, given by Mrs. Mar
tin in recognition Of the success at
tending the efforts to promote Anglo
American friendship, was built in
1881 and is located on the Avon
about 40 miles from Sulgrave Manor.
The relics contained in the house
we're said to be valued at more than
| $4,000.
Edited Magazine
Some years ago Mrs. Martin es-
ian Magazine, which she edited in
Maud Woodruff, an author Of note
Mrs. Martin was the author of "The
Origin, Tendencies and Principles. OF
Government" oSocial Freedom;
Pharmacy of the Soul" "Aristoc.
racy of Blood;" Garden Of Eden
Stirpiculture;" "Rapid Multiplica,
tion Of the Unfit" Arguments for
Woman's Electoral Rights"
Mrs. Martin was one of the or
ganizers of the Women's Aerial
League of England. In February
1914, on behalf Of the league she Of
fered prize Of $1,000 and trophy
for the first aviator who would make
q flight across the Atlantic Ocean in
either direction between any point
| on the American continent and the
| British Isles