Nora Houston
Nora Houston | |
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Nora Houston, 1916 (Richmond Times-Dispatch) | |
| Born | June 24, 1883 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1942 (aged 58) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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Eleanora (or Eleanor) Clare Gibson Houston (/ˈhaʊstən/ HOW-stən; June 24, 1883 – February 20, 1942) was an American painter, women's rights advocate, and suffragist. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Houston studied art at an early age, traveling to New York and abroad, before returning to Richmond to teach and open a studio with Adele Goodman Clark. She was an active participant in the women's suffrage movement in Virginia.