Flora Dodge La Follette
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Portrait of Fola La Follette, 1918-20
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Flora Dodge La Follette September 10, 1882 Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | February 17, 1970 (aged 87) Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Occupation | Women's suffrage and labor activist, actress and author |
| Spouse(s) | George Middleton, 1911 |
| Parent(s) | Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and Belle Case La Follette |
| Relatives | Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Philip La Follette and Mary La Follette |
Flora Dodge "Fola" La Follette (September 10, 1882 – February 17, 1970) was a women's suffrage and labor activist from Madison, Wisconsin, United States. At the time of her death in 1970, the New York Times quoted her on women's suffrage: "A good husband is not a substitute for the ballot." She was the daughter of progressive politician Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette and lawyer and women's suffrage leader Belle Case La Follette, wife of playwright George Middleton, a contributing editor to La Follette’s Weekly Magazine, an actress, and, with her mother, a chronicler of her father's life.
On September 10, 1882, Fola La Follette was born the first child to lawyer and women's suffrage leader Belle Case La Follette and progressive politician Robert La Follette in Madison, Wisconsin. Her early education was at Wisconsin Academy in Madison. She went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin.
After graduating, La Follette acted on the stage for ten years, marrying playwright George Middleton in 1911 while retaining her maiden name. She appeared on Broadway in such plays as Leo Ditrichstein's Bluffs (1908), Percy MacKaye's The Scarecrow (1911) and the Broadway production of her husband's Tradition.
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