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Eugenia M. Bacon
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Eugenia McKenzie
October 4, 1853 Bowling Green, Indiana
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| Died | December 10, 1933 (aged 80) Decatur, Illinois
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Suffragist, Clubwoman |
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George R. Bacon
(m. 1874; died in 1911) |
Eugenia McKenzie Bacon (1853-1933) was an American suffragist and advocate for public libraries in Illinois.
Life
Bacon née McKenzie was born on October 4, 1853 in Bowling Green, Indiana. In 1874, she married George R. Bacon (1845–1911) with whom she had one child who died at the age of eight.
Bacon was a suffragist, advocating for women's rights at the Illinois state legislature. She also authored suffragist pamphlets.
Bacon was active in the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs (IFWC). She was an officer of the Decatur Women's Club for ten years (five years as president), then serving for two terms as the State Secretary for Illinois at the General Federation of Women's Clubs. As part of her work for the IFWC Bacon was on the Library Extension Commission, working to establish public libraries in Illinois. The Illinois Library Extension Commission consisted of James A. Rose, Joseph Freeman, and Bacon who served as Secretary of the Board.
Bacon was also the Illinois editor for The Club Woman publication.
Bacon died on December 10, 1933, in Decatur, Illinois.
See also
In Spanish: Eugenia M. Bacon para niños
