Martha Haines Butt

Martha Haines Butt Bennett
Born	Martha Haines Butt November 22, 1833 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1871 (aged 37) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	author suffragist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Patapsco Female Institute Harrisburg Female College
Genre	short stories essays sketches
Notable works	Antifanaticism: A Tale of the South
Spouse	Nathan Ives Bennett ​ (m. 1865)​

Martha Haines Butt (after marriage, Bennett; November 22, 1833 – February 9, 1871) was an American proslavery author primarily known by her maiden name. She was a contributor to various periodicals and magazines, in both the North and South.^[1] At the age of 19, she published Antifanaticism: A Tale of the South, an 1853 plantation fiction novel.^[2] Though she had written anti-woman's rights editorials in the 1850s, by 1870, she supported women's suffrage.