Hortense Sparks Malsch Ward

Hortense Sparks Malsch Ward (born July 20, 1872, near Simpsonville, Texas, U.S.—died Dec. 5, 1944, Houston, Texas) was an American lawyer and reformer who campaigned energetically and successfully in Texas for women’s rights, particularly in the areas of property, labour, and voting laws. Hortense Sparks taught school for a year before marrying Albert Malsch, a tinner, in 1891 (divorced 1906). She began studying law by correspondence and for two years worked as a county court...