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Cornelia "Nellie" Cole Fairbanks (January 1852 – October 24, 1913) was the wife of Charles W. Fairbanks, who served as the 26th Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909. During her husband's tenure she held the unofficial position of the Second Lady of the United States. She was at the forefront of the women's suffrage movement and considered a pathfinder to politics for American women in the 20th and 21st centuries. ==Early life and education, marriage and family== She was born in 1852 in Marysville, Ohio,〔 the daughter of Ohio State Senator Philander Cole and Dorothy Witter.〔("Lineage Book, Volume 10" ), Daughters of the American Revolution. 1899. p. 200. Retrieved 20 Mar 2010.〕 She attended the Ohio Wesleyan Female College, where she graduated with an A.B. in 1872.〔("Woman's who's who of America" ), John W. Leonard. The American Commonwealth Company, 1914. Retrieved 20 Mar 2010.〕 In 1874 she married Charles Fairbanks, whom she had met at Ohio Wesleyan while working for the school paper.〔 They had four sons and one daughter:〔("Presidential Children's Names" ), Name Nerds. Retrieved 20 Mar 2010.〕 Robert Fairbanks (who attended Yale), Richard M. Fairbanks (who attended Yale and served as a captain in World War I), Adelaide Fairbanks (who married Horace Allen, a doctor), Warren Charles Fairbanks, and Frederick Cole Fairbanks. Cornelia and Charles removed to Indiana where he began practicing law, and she read with him and assisted in his practice, eventually encouraging him to enter politics.〔("Madame President 1901-1905: Nellie Fairbanks, pathfinder to politics for American women" ), Lucy Jane King. Author House. 2008. Retrieved 20 Mar 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornelia Cole Fairbanks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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