July 1898 Issue [Article] A colonial dame. Neglected records of the life of Mistress Margaret Brent, the earliest American woman to demand the right of suffrage Download PDF Adjust Share by Caroline Sherman Bansemer, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 17th century Colonial period (ca. 1600-1775) Correspondence History Leonard Calvert Margaret Brent Maryland Suffrage Women Women's rights Adjust Share