Women's Rights Activist, Political Figure, Author. The daughter of Judge Ezra Taylor and Harriet (Frazer) Taylor, Harriet graduated from Warren High School in 1873. When her father was appointed to Congress in 1880, she traveled with him to Washington, D.C., and immediately became a society favorite. While there, she obtained a familiarity with the political scene that paved the way for her future success in women's suffrage. Harriet was deeply dedicated to the women's rights movement, coming into the scene in 1890 when she joined the National Women's Suffrage Association. She was mentored by Susan B. Anthony with whom she shared a dear friendship. She was treasurer of the National Woman's Suffrage Association for 15 years, the first woman to be elected to the Warren School Board, president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association for eighteen years, the first woman vice chair of the National Republican Executive Committee, founder and president of the Warren American Red Cross Chapter, and also a founding member of National League of Women Voters. She was an advocate not only for women, but also for the state of Ohio and pushed for fair child labor laws. She was a well-known journalist, orator, humorist, and author, writing several children's stories as well as the historical volumes, "The Early Presidents, Their Wives and Children" (1892), "A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County" in two volumes(1909), and "A History of the Western Reserve" (1910). She married Attorney George W. Upton on July 9, 1884. The couple had no children. They lived in the Upton House of the old Millionaires' Row on Mahoning Avenue in Warren, Ohio. In 1931, she lost her finances in the Great Depression along with her home of sixty years in a sheriff's auction and moved to California to live with a cousin. Upon her death, she was cremated and buried in Mount View Cemetery in Pasadena, California. In 1981, she was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and also into the Warren City Schools Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. In 1993, the Upton House achieved National Historic Landmark status after being saved from demolition and is now the home of the Upton Association. This association petitioned to have Harriet's ashes brought home from California and on October 8, 2011, an interment ceremony was held in the backyard of the Upton House. Harriet's ashes were buried in her garden and original grave marker placed there.

Women's Rights Activist, Political Figure, Author. The daughter of Judge Ezra Taylor and Harriet (Frazer) Taylor, Harriet graduated from Warren High School in 1873. When her father was appointed to Congress in 1880, she traveled with him to Washington, D.C., and immediately became a society favorite. While there, she obtained a familiarity with the political scene that paved the way for her future success in women's suffrage. Harriet was deeply dedicated to the women's rights movement, coming into the scene in 1890 when she joined the National Women's Suffrage Association. She was mentored by Susan B. Anthony with whom she shared a dear friendship. She was treasurer of the National Woman's Suffrage Association for 15 years, the first woman to be elected to the Warren School Board, president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association for eighteen years, the first woman vice chair of the National Republican Executive Committee, founder and president of the Warren American Red Cross Chapter, and also a founding member of National League of Women Voters. She was an advocate not only for women, but also for the state of Ohio and pushed for fair child labor laws. She was a well-known journalist, orator, humorist, and author, writing several children's stories as well as the historical volumes, "The Early Presidents, Their Wives and Children" (1892), "A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County" in two volumes(1909), and "A History of the Western Reserve" (1910). She married Attorney George W. Upton on July 9, 1884. The couple had no children. They lived in the Upton House of the old Millionaires' Row on Mahoning Avenue in Warren, Ohio. In 1931, she lost her finances in the Great Depression along with her home of sixty years in a sheriff's auction and moved to California to live with a cousin. Upon her death, she was cremated and buried in Mount View Cemetery in Pasadena, California. In 1981, she was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and also into the Warren City Schools Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. In 1993, the Upton House achieved National Historic Landmark status after being saved from demolition and is now the home of the Upton Association. This association petitioned to have Harriet's ashes brought home from California and on October 8, 2011, an interment ceremony was held in the backyard of the Upton House. Harriet's ashes were buried in her garden and original grave marker placed there.