Jul 18, 2025
Doris Elsa Fleischman Bernays (July 18, 1891 – July 10, 1980), was an American writer, public relations executive, and feminist activist.[1] Fleischman was a member of the Lucy Stone League, a group which encouraged women to keep their names after marriage. She was the first married woman to be issued a United States passport in her maiden name, Doris Fleischman, in 1925. via W
#onthisday in 1891 the first passport was issued for an american woman:
Doris Fleischman
The 1920s Women Who Fought For the Right to Travel Under Their Own Names https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/us-passport-history-women
