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Mary Foote Henderson (July 21, 1842 – July 16, 1931) was an American author, real estate developer, and social activist from the U.S. state of New York who was known as "The Empress of Sixteenth Street". Henderson was a notable supporter of women's suffrage, temperance and vegetarianism.
29 de jul. de 2011 · Of all the wealthy people who moved to Washington to exert power and influence in the Gilded Age, one of the most powerful and influential was Mary Foote Henderson (1846-1931), who turned her City Beautiful dreams into reality along upper 16th Street.
In 1868, Mary married John B. Henderson. He represented the state of Missouri in the U.S. Senate from 1862 until 1869. Henderson introduced the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery. His senatorial career ended after he was one of seven Republicans who voted against impeaching Andrew Johnson. He and Mary returned to ...
Henderson became a strong advocate for temperance and vegetarianism, and published a book on health and diet called The Aristocracy of Health. A Study of Physical Culture, Our Favorite Poisons, and a National and International League for the Advancement of Physical Culture (1904).
30 de dic. de 2000 · In 1888, Mary Newton Foote Henderson, a woman as beautiful as she was obstinate, believed she could change, if not the world, at least the District of Columbia.
One woman hiding in the Archives is Mary Foote Henderson . Born in 1842, in Seneca Falls, New York, the daughter of a prominent judge, she was educated at Grove Ladies Seminary (now Skidmore College) and Washington University. She married Missouri Senator John B. Henderson, sponsor of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.
14 de mar. de 2022 · Columnist. March 14, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Built in 1888 on 16th Street NW, the Henderson Castle was the home of Mary Foote Henderson, a society figure who wanted to boost the prospects of...
