Mary Desha DAR Founder Grave - Lexington, KY, USA - Daughters of the American Revolution on Waymarking.com

Mary Desha
BIRTH
8 Mar 1850
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
DEATH
29 Jan 1911 (aged 60)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
BURIAL
The Lexington Cemetery
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
PLOT
Section D, Lot 18

Born to a prosperous family that lost its wealth during the Civil War, Desha turned to education for a career. She taught at the Dudley School for ten years, and at the age of 38 accepted a teaching position in the frontier town of Sitka, Alaska, where she was much impressed by the quality of women's rights. She later took a clerk position in Washington, DC. In 1890, she co-founded the Daughters of the American Revolution in a direct response to the Sons of the American Revolution refusing to accept women as members. The DAR's goal was stated as the preservation of history and memorabilia from the American Revolution. She became the first DAR vice-president and designed the DAR seal. During the Spanish American War, she was the Assistant Director of the organization. She was honored with the first memorial service ever to be held in Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, DC.

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DAR Chapter: Katharine Montgomery Chapter of Washington D.C. and Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution Date Placed: 01/01/1915 Inscription: Erected by the Memory of Mary Desha 1850-1911 by Katharine Montgomery Chapter of Washington D.C. and Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution

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