Mary Peckham

[2] While in Providence, she worked with women in the state's prisons and, during the Civil War, ministered to soldiers in nearby hospitals.

[1] On June 13, 1865, she married Stephen F. Peckham, a chemical engineer, and accompanied him to Southern California.

[1] On their return to Providence in 1866, she engaged in literary work, and in 1873, on moving to Minneapolis, devoted herself to philanthropy.

[2] She returned to Providence in 1880 and became active in the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage Association, serving on the executive committee and speaking on behalf of the group.

[2] She wrote prose and poetry, and contributed to the religious, educational and secular press for twenty-five years.