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| Born | March 1, 1868 Varna, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1940 (aged 72) Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
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Edith Anna Ellis (March 1, 1868[1] – July 31, 1940) was an American women's rights activist, writer, politician, and farmer from Tompkins County, New York. She ran for elected office with the slogan "Insist that no man shall occupy a position that a woman can fill",[2] a quote from a War Industries Board mandate,[3] and other wartime slogans contextualized to support women in politics.
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- ^ Engst, Elaine; Keating, Eileen (2018). "Woman Suffrage at Cornell". Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections. Cornell University Library. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Work or fight to be made stern reality". Kingfisher Daily Free Press. Kingfisher, Oklahoma. September 23, 1918. Retrieved March 7, 2020.