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Ida Husted Harper (February 18, 1851 – March 14, 1931) was a prominent figure in the United States women's suffrage movement. She was an American author and journalist who wrote primarily to document the movement and show support of its ideals. Ida was born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Indiana to John Arthur Husted and Cassandra Stoddard. When Ida was 10 years old, her family moved to Munchie, Indiana in search for better school systems. Ida Husted Harper graduated from high school in 1868 when she was only a sophomore. After her graduation, she entered Indiana University. It did not take long until she withdrew from the university and became a teacher at a school in Peru, Indiana. After working at the school for over a year, she progressed and became the principal of the high school (Opdycke). On December 28, 1871, she married Thomas Winans Harper of Terre Haute, Indiana, who went on to become a successful attorney and politician. Together the couple had a daughter named Winifred. It did not take long until Ida Husted Harper and her husband, Thomas Winans Harper divorced.[1]