Mary Jane Richardson Jones
Mary Jane Richardson Jones (1819–December 26, 1909) was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, suffragist, and activist. Born in Tennessee, she moved to Illinois with her family as a teenager, where she lived the rest of her life. Along with her husband, John Jones, she was a leading African-American figure in the early history of Chicago and a prominent citizen of the city. After his 1879 death, she continued to support the cause of African-American civil rights and advancement in Chicago, as well as becoming a suffragist. Historian Wanda A. Hendricks has described her as a wealthy "aristocratic matriarch, presiding over the [city's] black elite for two decades".
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Mary Jane Richardson Jones
Mary Jane Richardson Jones (1819–December 26, 1909) was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, suffragist, and activist. Born in Tennessee, she moved to Illinois with her family as a teenager, where she lived the rest of her life. Along with her husband, John Jones, she was a leading African-American figure in the early history of Chicago and a prominent citizen of the city. After his 1879 death, she continued to support the cause of African-American civil rights and advancement in Chicago, as well as becoming a suffragist. Historian Wanda A. Hendricks has described her as a wealthy "aristocratic matriarch, presiding over the [city's] black elite for two decades".
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Portrait of Mary Richardson Jones by Aaron E. Darling, circa 1865
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Mary Richardson Jones, 1865
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