Betty Eve Ballinger (1854–1936) was a founder of the Daughters of The Republic of Texas.
Her grandfather was William Houston Jack, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto and a public official in the Republic of Texas.
In 1891, Ballinger and her cousin met other distinguished women in Houston and formed the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
[1] In 1912, Ballinger joined the Galveston Equal Suffrage Association and served of as the new organization first vice president.
Their attempt to convince local voters to extend suffrage in Galveston failed, though, as the pro-suffrage movement was linked to prohibition of alcohol and both amendments were defeated by a similar margin.