"Ward, Hortense Sparks"@en . . "1944Z"^^ . "Lawyer and women's rights activist" . "1872Z"^^ . "1944-12-05Z"^^ . . "Hortense Sparks Ward (July 21, 1872 - December 5, 1944) was a pioneering Texas lawyer and women's rights activist.Born Hortense Sparks in Matagorda County, Texas, Ward grew up in Edna, Texas and attended Nazareth Academy, a convent school. Ward taught school in Edna starting in 1890 and married her first husband Albert Malsch a year later. The family moved to Houston in 1903, where Ward worked as a court reporter."@en . . "1872-07-21Z"^^ . . .