Sarah Gibson Humphreys

Sarah Gibson Humphreys
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Sarah Thompson Gibson May 17, 1830 Warren County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1907 (aged 77) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
Occupation	Author, suffragist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Notable works	"Man and Woman in the Bible and in Nature"
Spouse	Joseph A. Humphreys ​ ​ (m. 1853; died 1863)​
Relatives	Randall L. Gibson (uncle)

Sarah Gibson Humphreys (née, Gibson; May 17, 1830 – May 31, 1907) was an American author and suffragist. In her day, Humphreys was the only woman in the United States ever put on the board of directors of a public road by the vote of the officers and stockholders, and probably the only one ever elected to the office of public lecturer to an Alliance lodge. She was known in Kentucky for her table settings and cooking.^[1] Humphreys died in 1907.