Maud Howe Elliott

Her other works included A Newport Aquarelle (1883); Phillida (1891); Kasper Craig (1892); Mammon, later published as Honor: A Novel (1893); Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City (1903); Sun and Shadow in Spain (1908) [1];The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe (1911); Three Generations (1923); Lord Byron's Helmet (1927); John Elliott, The Story of an Artist (1930); My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford (1934); and This Was My Newport (1944).

A socialite, Elliott was one of the founding members of the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida[3] She was the honorary president of the organization until her death.

This act specifically targeted American-born women who had married foreigners, stripping them of their citizenship rights.

Notably, this legislation only affected women, as men who were married to foreign citizens retained their citizenship.

[6] She fought passionately for women to be liberated from the societal expectations and roles determined to them by male dominated society.