Mary Emily Bates Coues

Mary Emily Bates Coues
Mary Emily Bates Coues
	"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Mary Emily Bennett; August 26, 1835; New York City
Died	February 16, 1906 (aged 70); Washington, D.C.
Other names	Mary Emily Bates
Occupation	suffragist
Known for	women's rights; spiritualism; occult;
Spouses	Joseph William Bates (m. 1866; died 1886); Elliott Coues (m. 1887; died 1899);
Relatives	Aaron Burr; Henry Byam Martin; Thomas Byam Martin;

Mary Emily Bates Coues (née, Bennett; after first marriage, Bates; after second marriage, Coues; August 26, 1835 – February 16, 1906) was an American suffragist and society woman of the long nineteenth century, committed to women's rights, spiritualism, and the occult.

Mary Emily Bates Coues
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Mary Emily Bennett August 26, 1835 New York City
Died	February 16, 1906(1906-02-16) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Other names	Mary Emily Bates
Occupation	suffragist
Known for	women's rights spiritualism occult
Spouses	Joseph William Bates (m. 1866; died 1886) Elliott Coues (m. 1887; died 1899)
Relatives	Aaron Burr Henry Byam Martin Thomas Byam Martin