Eliza La Croix was the founder of the Needham Suffrage Club, formed in 1873 at the La Croix home on May Street.

In 1987 the name was changed to the Needham Suffrage League, and Mrs. La Croix was elected as the first president of the League.

In History of Needham 1711 – 1911, author George Khun Clark wrote:

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