Lola Maverick Lloyd
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Lola Maverick Lloyd in 1915
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November 24, 1875 Castroville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 25, 1944 (aged 68) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Residence | Lola Maverick Lloyd House |
| Occupation | Social and political activist, author |
| Parent(s) | George Madison Maverick Mary Elizabeth Vance |
Lola Maverick Lloyd (November 24, 1875 - July 25, 1944) was an American pacifist, suffragist, and feminist. Born in Texas to the wealthy Maverick family, Lola Maverick married William Bross Lloyd, the son of muckraking journalist Henry Demarest Lloyd. Together, they leveraged their family's influence and wealth to support Progressive Era causes.
Following a public and contentious divorce, Lola Maverick Lloyd dedicated the rest of her life to supporting pacifism. She worked to establish the Woman's Peace Party and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1915. Lloyd co-founded the Campaign for World Government in 1937, the first organizational attempt at a world government and world federalism, with close friend Rosika Schwimmer.
Lola Maverick was born on November 24, 1875 in Castroville, Texas to lawyer George Madison Maverick and Mary Elizabeth Vance. Lola was one of six children; her sister Rena Maverick Green would become a prominent citizen of San Antonio. She was the granddaughter of Samuel Maverick, a politician and land baron who was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He also served as mayor of San Antonio and is the origin of the term "maverick" to refer to an independent-minded person. His wife Mary Maverick was also an important early Texan. Lola Maverick was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and attended the Mary Institute. After graduation, she attended Smith College, a women's liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts, graduating in 1897. She began a career in education, eventually returning to Smith College to teach mathematics in 1901.
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