JACKSON WOMEN WHO MADE A
DIFFERENCE

Zelie Emerson the 1st who encouraged Carnegie to donate $15,000 EXTRA to complete our Carnegie library in downtown.

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Zelie Emerson, the daughter who was a radical suffragist. She went to England and was jailed where she particpated in the famous hunger strikes. During her incarceration she was forcefed with a garden hose.

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Ella Merriman Sharp donated her land to the city and was the head of many groups. She was a regional farming expert.