Cora Wilson Stewart

Cora Wilson Stewart (January 17, 1875 – December 2, 1958) was an American Progressive Era social reformer and educator who is well known for her work to eliminate adult illiteracy.

In 1911, Stewart was the first woman to be elected to the position of the president of the Kentucky Education Association.

[2] Cora Wilson, the daughter of a physician and a schoolteacher, was born January 17, 1875.

Her parents Dr. Jeremiah and Annie Eliza (Hally) Wilson were residents Farmers in Rowan County, Kentucky.

[3] Cora Wilson married Ulysses Grant Carey in 1895, and the couple divorced in 1898 with no children.