Fannie Bayly King (née Stratton; September 27, 1864 – January 13, 1951) was an advocate for women's suffrage and social reforms in the early 20th century.
During her time at the seminary, she was influenced by the progressive ideas of its principal, Mary Julia Baldwin, who advocated for higher education opportunities for women.
Fannie invited influential suffrage speakers to Staunton and also addressed local groups, including the Working Men's Fraternal Association.
In the 1920s, King successfully persuaded Governor Elbert Lee Trinkle to establish an advisory Children's Code Commission, and she served one of its first members.
Additionally, she was a founder and vice president of the Augusta County Council which supported health clinics, home demonstration agents, and conducted research related to child labor.
[4] Following her husband's death in 1939, King donated their home, Kalorama (which she had inherited from her mother), to the city of Staunton for use as a public library, reserving for herself the right to live upstairs.