Alma Lutz

Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1890, Alma Lutz studied at the Emma Willard School and graduated from Vassar College in 1912. After college she returned to North Dakota to work for woman suffrage, beginning a long career devoted to equal rights and women’s history.

Lutz later moved to Boston, where she worked as a writer and editor for the National Woman’s Party and published articles on women’s rights. She became especially known for biographies of major leaders in the movement, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, and for her efforts to document women’s role in American history.

Her papers are preserved in several archival collections, reflecting both her activism and her research life. Today, she is remembered as a determined feminist historian who helped preserve the stories of earlier generations of reformers.