Olive Stott Gabriel (September 26, 1872[1] – May 6, 1944[2]) was an American activist, clubwoman, and lawyer, active in Republican politics in New York City.

[1][4] Mary, a cousin of Oliver Hazard Perry,[1] was "an earnest and enthusiastic worker for female suffrage, higher education and kindred reforms.

"[15][a] As Ellen DuBois has explained, Progressive Era feminists and women's groups were opposed to prostitution and so-called "white slavery," which they regarded as the fate of "sexual innocents" who "fell" into unfortunate conditions.

[20] In a 1918 book, Rose Falls Bres described Gabriel as having "an international reputation among those who labor to save and secure young girls who have drifted from the strait [sic] and narrow way or who have been the victims of the white slave traffic.

In a speech after the vote, she denounced Tammany Hall boss Charles F. Murphy and Republican leader Samuel S. Koenig, who, she alleged, had combined to subvert John P. Cohalan's election as New York Surrogate.

Borah wrote to her on March 7, 1924 regarding the Teapot Dome scandal and related upheavals in the Harding administration, suggesting that Republicans ought to "clean out" their ranks in response.

[37] The charges, which many clubwomen took to be trumped-up, were among the catalysts for the investigation into corruption in New York City law and politics known as the Hofstadter Committee or Seabury Commission.

She further stated:We cautiously advanced in our seventy-five years of progress until now ... We must demand for our women employment, appointments, salaries and promotion on equal terms with men.

[42]Gabriel served as secretary of the "New Yorkers" club, founded February 4, 1907, whose "object" was to "facilitate social intercourse, broaden intellectuality, encourage congeniality and harmony and promote the general progress of New York women.

"[43] As of 1916, Gabriel, along with Rose Falls Bres, founded a publication called Oyez that aimed to "draw the attention of women to their complete lack of legal status.

"[44] In 1919, Gabriel sponsored a resolution by the New York Federation of Women's Clubs calling upon fashion designers to produce less revealing clothing.