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Lucy A. Mallory 1849 ~
Was born February, 1846, in Roseburg,
Oregon. Her father, Aaron Rose, was an early settler of this
state, and for him the name of Roseburg was given to one of the
leading towns.
Miss Rose's early life was spent in the
wilds of this new country surrounded by Indians. She became the
wife of Rufus Mallory, who was at one time a member of Congress
of the State of Oregon, and one of the most successful lawyers
in the Northwest, and member of the firm to which Senator Dolph
belongs.
In 1874 the old slavery prejudice was
still so strong in the State of Oregon that some forty-five
Negro children were prevented from attending the Salem public
school, and no white teacher would consent to teach them even in
a separate school, although a public fund was set apart for this
purpose. Mrs. Mallory volunteered to instruct these children in
the face of the ridicule heaped upon her. After three years of
personal effort on the part of Mrs. Mallory, and her example of
duty to the public, these children were admitted to the white
schools, and all opposition disappeared.
Mrs. Mallory used the public money which
she drew as salary for this work as a fund for the purchase of a
printing plant, and started a monthly magazine known as the
Worlds Advanced Thought, in which she was assisted in the
editorial department by Judge H. M. McGuire. This magazine has a
circulation among many advanced thinkers and workers in every
portion of the civilized world. Mrs. Mallory's home is in
Portland, Oregon.
Women of
America
Source: The Part Taken by Women in
American History, By Mrs. John A. Logan, Published by The Perry-Nalle
Publishing Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1912.
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