Agnes E. Ryan (1878–1954) was an American suffragist and writer. She took part in suffrage organizations in Boston, leaving her mark on the early twentieth-century movement for women's right to vote in the United States. One work by her is held in the collection, namely The Torch Bearer. Public information about her life and writing is limited: beyond the activities described above, little is known about her family background, education, or career, and her themes and style cannot be assessed systematically. From the available record, The Torch Bearer stands as her representative surviving text and, together with her social activism, offers a firsthand clue for later readers seeking to understand this participant in Boston's suffrage movement.
