Subjects: People

Description: This image is of Sarah Langdon Williams, for whom Williams Hall is named. Williams was the wife of the Michigan State’s first President Joseph Williams, was a women’s rights activist. Williams was the founder and editor of the Ballot Box, the official publication for the suffragist movement. Recorded as a woman who put her “energy to the cause of humanity oppressed”, Sarah Williams served as a nurse on the front lines of the Civil War and proved her passion for humanity throughout her life.

Format: Image/jpg

Original Format: Black and white photograph

Resource Identifier: A006293

Language: English

Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Contributing Institution: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections

Relation: People Photograph Collection

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections