Controversial Butte writer Mary MacLane a pioneer in early women's suffrage

Mary MacLane was not a typical woman of the early 20th century.

WRITER WHO BALKED AT SOCIALNORMS AT A TIME WHEN MOSTWOMEN DID NOT DO THAT.

MTN'SJOHN EMEIGH ENLIGHTENS US.EMEIGH: MARY MACLANE WAS NOT ATYPICAL WOMAN OF THE ELYAR20TH CENTURY.

ELLEN CRAIN: SHEWENT TO NEW YORK AND WAS ONEOF THE FIRST WOMEN REPORTERSFOR THE NEW YORK WORLD, SHEWAS SILENT FILM STAR, SHELIVED IN CHICAGO AND SHOCKEDPEOPLE IN CHICAGO AS WELL.EMEIGH: BORN IN CANADAN I1881, MACLANE MOVED TO BUTTEWHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, LIVINGN ITHIS HOME ON EXCELSIOR STREET,SHE WOULD WRITE HERPROVOCATIVE OKOK, THSTY OFORMARY MACLANE.

THE BOOK WASEXTREMELY CONTROVERSIAL ANDDMAKE HER FAMOUS AS WELL ASINFAMOUS.

CRAIN: SHE TALKED ALOT ABOUT SEX, WHICH WAS ATOPIC THAT WAS NEVER DISCUEDSSAT THAT TIME.

THE LIBRARYBOARD MEETD E OR S TIMESABOUT WEATHER TO BAN HER BOOKAND DIDNBOOK.

EMEIGH: AS A JOURNALISTSHE REPORTED ON THEMISTREATMENT OF THE POOR,IMMIGRANTS ANDHE TENVIRONMENT.

CRAIN: SHE RAISEDSOCIAL ISSUE TO A POINT THATPEOPLE DID HAVE TO STARTRTPAYING AYIENTIONEMEIGH:BUTTE ACTOROB COX MEREMBERSBEING A PART OF A LOCAL PLAYHE IN BUTTE 10 YEARSGO AABOUT MACLANE.

COX: SHE WASVERY INTERESTING, SHE ACTULYALSEEMS LIKE THE KIND OF PERSONTHAT I WOULD HAVE HUNG OUTWITH, YOU KNOW, SHE DEFIED ALLOF THE SOCIAL NORMS. EMEIGH:MEMARY MACLANE CERTAINLY WASPROVOCATIVE IN HER WRITITI,BUT THERE WAS MORE TO HER THANJUST BEING CONTROVERSIALND ASAYING THINGS THAT GOOD GIRLSSHOULDNABOUT WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THERIGHT TO WORK D ANTHE RIGHT TOPAID EQUITABLY.

MARY RELYALPUSHED THE ENVELOP ON EVERYSOCIAL MORES ON THE TIMEHE SLIVED IN.

EMEIGH: MACLANEBIRTHD IRTMAY 1ST, AND SHEDIED ALONE AND BROKE INCHICAGO IN 1929.

IN BUTTE E HNEMEIGH MTN NS.EWMACLANMA BIRTHDAY IS MAY 1ST,AND SHE DIED ALONE AND BROKEIN CHICAGO IN 1929.

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