Fola La Follette

Fola La Follette
Portrait of Fola La Follette, 1918-20
Born
Flora Dodge La Follette

(1882-09-10)September 10, 1882
DiedFebruary 17, 1970(1970-02-17) (aged 87)
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Occupation(s)Suffrage and labor activist
actress
author
Spouse(s)George Middleton, 1911
Parent(s)Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and Belle Case La Follette
RelativesRobert M. La Follette, Jr.
Philip La Follette

Flora Dodge La Follette (September 10, 1882 – February 17, 1970), known as Fola La Follette, was an American actress and teacher turned women's suffrage and labor activist and editor/author from Madison, Wisconsin. At the time of her death in 1970, The New York Times quoted her on women's suffrage: "A good husband is not a substitute for the ballot." She was the daughter of progressive politician Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and lawyer and women's suffrage leader Belle Case, wife of playwright George Middleton, a contributing editor to La Follette’s Weekly Magazine, an actress, and, with her mother, a chronicler of her father's life.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference timesobit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'Fighting Bob's' Eldest Child, Fola La Follette, Dies at 87". Wisconsin State Journal. February 18, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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