Mary Davy Tenney Gray was a 19th-century American editorial writer, clubwoman, philanthropist, and suffragist from Pennsylvania, who later became a resident of Kansas. She lived in Kansas City, Kansas for more than twenty years and during that time, was identified with almost every woman's movement. She served on the editorial staff of several publications including the New York Teacher, the Leavenworth Home Record, and the Kansas Farmer. Gray's paper on "Women and Kansas City's Development" was awarded the first prize in the competition held by the Women's Auxiliary to the Manufacturers' Association of Kansas City, Missouri.
Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (died 1904)
On June 19, in the year 1833, Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (died 1904). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of June 19, one of 381 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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