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Jeannette Eckman

Laura Jeannette Eckman (March 29, 1882 – April 7, 1972) was an American historian and author known for her work on the Delaware Federal Writers' Project.

Eckman was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1882, the daughter of Aument and Margaret Eckman. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1905. After college she taught German at a local high school until World War I when she started working for women's suffrage. She was appointed assistant secretary to the Republican State Committee in 1920, the first woman with an executive position in the state's Republican party. She worked for Senator T. Coleman du Pont during his two terms in office. From this position she spoke to many women's groups about the importance of getting women out to the polls.

Eckman was a charter member of the Delaware Swedish Colonial Society as well as a member of the Archaeological Society of Delaware. She served as vice-chairman of the Delaware branch of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, and attended the National Conference on Child Labor in 1917 as the Delaware representative. Provided by Wikipedia