Spartan Stories
Tales from the UNCG University Archives
Suffrage
Mary Settle Sharpe: Keen in Intelligence, Kindly at Heart, and Democratic in Sympathy
by Kathelene McCarty Smith Mary Settle Sharpe (1863-1944) was a woman ahead of her time, in both education and politics. She was an early member of the faculty of State Normal and Industrial College (UNC Greensboro) and was also the first woman nominated for public office in the state of North Carolina after the ratification […]
Harriet Elliott: Teaching and Making History
by Kathelene McCarty Smith Harriet Wiseman Elliott (1884 – 1947) was truly a woman ahead of her time. Her students would say that she not only taught history, but made it. Harriet Elliott in the midst of State Normal students, ca. 1920 Harriet Elliott came to the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) as […]
Laura Weill Cone: Alumna and Suffragist
by Kathelene McCarty Smith Laura Weill, Class of 1910 Laura Weill, Class of 1910, was one of the most illustrious alumna to graduate from the State Normal and Industrial College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Weill was born on September 19, 1888 in Wilmington, North Carolina, to prominent lawyer Solomon Weill and […]
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw: Noted Suffragist and Namesake of UNCG Dormitory
by Kathelene McCarty Smith Dr. Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) Shaw Residence Hall, located on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), is one of the few buildings not named in honor of someone officially associated with the University. Yet, the connection between the college and the noted suffragist, Dr. Anna Howard […]
100 Years Ago: Campus Life in 1915
by Erin Lawrimore On Saturday, September 18, 1915, the 702 students enrolled at the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) gathered in the auditorium of the Students’ Building to kick off the new academic year with “College Night.” Representatives from the Senior Class as well as the Young Women’s Christian Organization (YWCA) spoke, and, […]
Votes for Women! Suffrage on the State Normal and Industrial College Campus
by Kathelene McCarty Smith Harriet Elliott The suffrage movement on the campus of the State Normal and Industrial College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) had its start in the early years of the college’s history. It reflected the larger interest in the vote for women, which was spreading throughout the state. The […]
