Kelly was also involved in the women 's suffrage movement , serving as chairman on the legislative committees of both the Birmingham and Alabama Equal Suffrage Associations . She was a devoted Baptist and member of the Democratic Party ; she worked for Democrat Al Smith 's presidential campaign in 1928 and hosted the Alabama delegation of the 1932 Democratic National Convention . After retiring from law , she worked as an archivist and historian . She was hired by the Alabama Department of Archives and History in 1943 as an acquisitions agent , inspector of county records , and editor of the '' Alabama Historical Quarterly '' journal . She retired in 1956 and worked in genealogy until her death in 1973
1932 Democratic National Convention
1932 Democratic National Convention
Maud McLure Kelly