United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Pullen, Ann Ellis2004-05-14Encyclopedia article about Mary Latimer McLendon. Mary Latimer McLendon, along with her older sister Rebecca Latimer Felton, was a leader in the prohibition and woman suffrage movements in Georgia. She is perhaps best known for her long tenure as president of the Georgia Women's Suffrage Association (GWSA). After her death in 1921, the GWSA and Georgia Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) placed a marble fountain bearing her likeness in the state capitol; the inscription recognizes her as the "Mother of Suffrage in Georgia."GSE identifier: SS8H7text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Women--Suffrage--GeorgiaProhibition--GeorgiaTemperance--GeorgiaVoting--GeorgiaGeorgia Woman's Christian Temperance UnionGeorgia Women's Suffrage AssociationMcLendon, Mary Latimer, 1840-1921Temperance--Societies, etc.Mary Latimer McLendon (1840-1921)Text