Lucy J. Sprague
Lucy J. Sprague was an American suffragist from Rochester, New York.Biography
Sprague was born as Lucy Earle in Rochester, New York in 1851. Her family were involved in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and Sprague would remain active throughout her life. She was married to James Alfred Sprague in 1878 and they had one surviving son.
In the church, Sprague volunteered in several different roles, including acting as treasurer and superintendent of the Sunday School for infants. She and her husband were both members of the Susan B. Anthony Club for Colored Women and worked towards women's suffrage. Sprague also worked with Hester C. Jeffrey in the church and as an activist.
Sprague died on September 29, 1903 in her home in Rochester. She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.
