Adèle Goodman Clark

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Adèle Goodman Clark fought tirelessly to champion both women's rights and the arts in Virginia. Clark gained prominence for pro-suffrage speeches and writings as a founding member in 1909 of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. She used her artwork to entice attendants to League events and took leadership roles in national suffrage organizations. In 1916, she and fellow Richmond artist Nora Houston established the Atelier, a training ground for a generation of Virginia artists. Clark promoted both causes throughout her life, epitomizing the vital role of women in 20th-century social reform movements. She is buried nearby at Emmanuel Episcopal Church cemetery.

Department of Historic Resources, 2009

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

A Guide to the Adele Goodman Clark Papers, n.d. 1849-1978. Collection Number M9A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library. Accessed at: A Guide to the Adele Clark Papers, 1855-1976. Collection Number Mss1 C5472 a FA2. A Collection in the Virginia Historical Society. Accessed at: Library of Virginia 2005 Online Exhibit, Working out Her Destiny, accessed at: Clark, Adèle Goodman. In Kneebone, John T.; Looney, J. Jefferson; Tarter, Brent; and Treadway, Sandra Gioia, eds. Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Volume 3: Caperton-Daniels. Richmond, Library of Virginia: 1998, p. 258-61. http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vcu-cab/vircu00102.xml.frame http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vhs/vih00010.document. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/destiny/index.htm