Activist Graves & Memorials

Josephine Sophia White Griffing

1814–1872 (age 58)

Hebron

Josephine Sophia White Griffing (1814-1872) was a Hebron resident and women's rights advocate.

Martha Coffin Wright

1806–1875 (age 69)

Fort Hill Cemetery

Martha Coffin Wright was a Boston-based women's rights activist and abolitionist who lived from 1806 to 1875.

Lucretia Mott

1793–1880 (age 87)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) was a Nantucket-born women's rights activist and abolitionist.

Abby Kelley Foster

1811–1887 (age 76)

Hope Cemetery

Abby Kelley Foster was a prominent American abolitionist and women's rights activist who became one of the first female ...

Stephen Symonds Foster

1809–1881 (age 72)

Hope Cemetery

Stephen Symonds Foster was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist known for his radical antislavery positi...

Virginia Minor

1824–1894 (age 70)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Virginia Minor was an American women's suffrage activist from Virginia who challenged voting restrictions through the co...

Matilda Joslyn Gage

1826–1898 (age 72)

Fayetteville

Matilda Joslyn Gage was a women's suffrage activist and abolitionist who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Associat...

Ellen Battelle Dietrick

1847–1895 (age 48)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Ellen Battelle Dietrick (1847-1895) was a women's rights advocate and suffragist.

Elizabeth Van Lew

1818–1900 (age 82)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Elizabeth Van Lew was a Richmond-based American known for her Civil War activities who lived from 1818 to 1900.

Mary Stafford Anthony

1827–1907 (age 80)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Mary Stafford Anthony (1827-1907) was a women's suffrage activist from Battenville.

Laura de Force Gordon

1838–1907 (age 69)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Laura de Force Gordon was a North East resident and women's rights advocate who lived from 1838 to 1907.

Madeline McDowell Breckinridge

1872–1920 (age 48)

Lexington

Madeline McDowell Breckinridge was a Franklin County, Kentucky resident and women's rights advocate who lived from 1872 ...

Mary Garrett Hay

1857–1928 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Garrett Hay (1857-1928) was a Charlestown-born women's rights activist and suffragist.

Mary Burnett Talbert

1866–1923 (age 57)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Mary Burnett Talbert (1866-1923) was an Oberlin-educated African American activist and civil rights pioneer.

Belle Case La Follette

1859–1931 (age 72)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Belle Case La Follette was a Summit resident and political activist who lived from 1859 to 1931.

Rosika Schwimmer

1877–1948 (age 71)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Rosika Schwimmer was a Hungarian-American peace activist and women's suffrage advocate.

Lyda Conley

d. 1946

Huron Cemetery

Lyda Conley was a Native American activist and member of the Huron tribe.

Anna Jarvis

1864–1948 (age 84)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Anna Jarvis was the founder of Mother's Day who lived from 1864 to 1948.

Pauline Perlmutter Steinem

1864–1940 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Pauline Perlmutter Steinem was an American women's rights activist and mother of Gloria Steinem who lived from 1864 to 1...

Belle Sherwin

1869–1955 (age 86)

Lake View Cemetery

Belle Sherwin (1869-1955) was a prominent women's rights advocate and civic leader.

Malcolm X

1925–1965 (age 40)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who became a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam...

Maelcum Soul

1940–1968 (age 28)

Bohemian National Cemetery

Maelcum Soul was an American activist and community organizer involved in civil rights and social justice movements.

Fred Hampton

1948–1969 (age 21)

Bethel Cemetery

Fred Hampton was an American Black Panther Party leader and activist assassinated in 1969.

Bunchy Carter

1942–1969 (age 27)

Woodlawn Memorial Park

Bunchy Carter was a Los Angeles activist who lived from 1942 to 1969.

Francis Townsend

1866–1960 (age 94)

Woodlawn Memorial Park

Francis Townsend was a Fairbury resident and social activist who lived from 1866 to 1960.

Alice Lee Jemison

1901–1964 (age 63)

United Missions Cemetery

Alice Lee Jemison was a Seneca Nation activist and advocate for Native American rights who lived from 1901 to 1964.

Alice Paul

1885–1977 (age 92)

Cinnaminson Township

Alice Paul was an American women's suffrage activist and civil rights pioneer from Mount Laurel who lived from 1885 to 1...

H. James Shea Jr.

1939–1970 (age 31)

St. Joseph Cemetery

H. James Shea Jr. was a Boston-area resident who lived from 1939 to 1970.

George Winne, Jr.

1947–1970 (age 23)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

George Winne, Jr. was an American anti-war activist and student protester during the Vietnam War era.

Bobbi Campbell

1952–1984 (age 32)

Tacoma

Bobbi Campbell was an American AIDS activist and one of the first publicly identified AIDS patients.

Howard Jarvis

1903–1986 (age 83)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Howard Jarvis (1903-1986) was a Magna resident known for his activism in California tax reform.

Greta Lindquist Bradley

1952–1989 (age 37)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Greta Lindquist Bradley was a political activist and advocate for progressive causes in the 20th century.

Thelma G. James

1899–1988 (age 89)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Thelma G. James (1899-1988) was a Detroit-based activist and organizer.

Boris Koverda

1907–1987 (age 80)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Boris Koverda was a Russian anti-Soviet activist who lived from 1907 to 1987.

Ruth P. Smith

1907–2010 (age 103)

City Cemetery

Ruth P. Smith (1907-2010) was an activist for reproductive rights whose grave can be found at City Cemetery in Deal.