Elizabeth Lowe Watson
Elizabeth Lowe Watson (October 6, 1842 – October 7, 1927) was an American lecturer on moral, social, religious reforms, and advancement of women. She served as president of the California Equal Suffrage Association and directed the work which won the ballot for women of the state. She was also active in the cause of temperance and peace work. Watson owned and managed a fruit farm in Cupertino, California. Biography Elizabeth Low was born in Solon, Ohio, October 6, 1842. Her maiden name was Low, which was changed to Lowe by the younger members of the family. Her parents were Abraham and Lucretia (Daniels) Low. Her father was of Teutonic descent, born in New York City, and her grandfather, of the Knickerbocker type, had large landed possessions in "Old Manhattan Town." Her mother was of Scotch ancestry. Her grandmother, Mary Daniels, was an intelligent woman, with a poetic, religious temperament. Watson was the ninth child in a family of thirteen. Her parents soon moved to Leon, New York where Elizabeth received a common school education and early became an inspirational speaker on liberal religious lines, anti-slavery, temperance, peace, and women's rights. At fourteen, her public ministry began, attracting great crowds of