MOTT, EMMA (1849-1941)

State’s Carrie Nation Who was also First Female College Instructor

The first female college instructor in what is now North Dakota later led a crusade that got all 27 saloons in Grafton shut down.  Emma Mott’s grandson described her as “strong, healthy, and domineering, she had her ideas, and that’s how things were.”  She also taught school in five states as well as Dakota Territory, was a talented musician, and was an early suffragette in this state.