Sue Shelton White (1887-1943) was a suffragist, lawyer, and government official.   Born in Henderson, TN, White worked as a stenographer and then court reporter in Jackson for several years.  A militant suffragist, she was imprisoned in Washington for five days in 1919 for her activities.  She was active in the organizations which worked for Tennessee's ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920.  She remained active in politics and held a succession of government posts.  Notable American Women has a good biographical sketch of Sue Shelton White.  American Heritage, December 1980, and Tennessee Historical Quarterly, June 1963, have accounts of Tennessee's role in the ratification of the 19th amendment.  The Tennessee Historical Quarterly article, by James P. Louis gives a good account of the demonstrations leading to the arrests of White and thirty-nine others.  According to Louis, White was still working for women's rights at the time of her death from cancer in 1943.