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By Ken Smith, May 12, 2012
Elizabeth Avery Meriwether Marker
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1 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 4E 75 — Elizabeth Avery Meriwether — 1824 - 1917 —
Near North Front Street at Court Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Born in Bolivar, Elizabeth Meriwether spent much of her life in Memphis. A noted author, her more famous works include The Master of Red Leaf, Black and White, and Recollections of 92 Years. Mrs. Meriwether toured many states lecturing in support of . . . — — Map (db m55308) HM
2 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Lide Smith Meriwether — 1829 - 1913 —
Near North Front Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Lide Smith Meriwether of Memphis was a major leader of the woman suffrage movement in Tennessee in the 19th century and nationally known in the 1890s. She had taken part in earlier organizations to help women and children, but it was in working . . . — — Map (db m204206) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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