Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, Tennessee. In Nashville, she worked tirelessly as an advocate of women's rights and in particular the right to vote. She remained at Peabody until her retirement in 1907, and a portrait of her, painted in 1904, hangs today in the Peabody library. At her death in 1929, the campus newspaper said, "Her precision, her accuracy, her fairness, her brilliant demonstrations, and, above all, her ability to inspire the ambition of all those she taught became famous incidents of her instruction at Peabody." This quote was inscribed on the wall of a newly constructed residence hall that was named in her honor at Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2015, and is a reminder of the impact on the community. References External links Employee Guide, MSU Mankato (PDF document, quoting Sears in preface) The Sears Rebellion References from Biographical Index of Tennessee Women Art Collection of Peabody Library Department of Residential Life— Minnesota State University, Mankato at www.mnsu.edu 1839 births 1929 deaths American suffragists American women's rights activists People from Mankato, Minnesota Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni People from Nashville, Tennessee Presidents of Minnesota State University, Mankato Vanderbilt University faculty Women heads of universities and colleges American women academics