Women's Suffrage -- the right to vote -- was a concern of May King Waggoner
May King Waggoner was my dad's mother. She grew up in Leadville, Colorado, a Rocky Mountain mining town that's two miles high. May married the scion of the family of the local railroad engineer and moved to Denver, where she was active raising money for veterans and campaigning for other causes like women's suffrage. May wouldn't let the kids call her "mom" or "mother" because, as she put it, "I have a NAME!" She was an accomplished pianist and knew how to enjoy life. [She didn't have a scar on her face; this old photo was damaged].
The threat she used to keep my grandfather on the straight an narrow is that she would take the kids back to Leadville and earn her living playing piano in the bar that was owned by members of her family.
I think of her challenging life when I'm afraid to voice my opinions for fear of employment retribution or social sanctions. Lately, my political activism is Part Time Faculty advocacy via California Part Time Faculty Association: www.cpfa.org