Colby, Clara Bewick (1846–1916)
Colby, Clara Bewick (1846–1916)
American suffragist and publisher. Born Clara Dorothy Bewick, Aug 5, 1846, in Gloucester, England; died Sept 7, 1916, in Palo Alto, California; dau. of Thomas and Clara (Willingham) Bewick (died 1855); graduate of University of Wisconsin; m. Leonard Wright Colby (leader of Nebraska National Guard and state senator), June 23, 1871 (div. before 1904); children: (adopted) Clarence and Zintkala Nuni (Lost Bird, aka Zindka).
Came to US with family (1849); with husband, adopted Sioux Indian baby named Zintkala Nuni (Lost Bird) whom he'd taken from Wounded Knee massacre; served as president of Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association (1885–98); published weekly Woman's Tribune (1883–1909), which became known as official organ of National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA); followed suffrage plan espoused by Francis Minor; served as chair of NWSA's Committee on Industrial Problems Affecting Women and Children (1900–03) and as corresponding secretary of Federal Suffrage Association (founded by Olympia Brown).