Soldier, Spy, Suffragist, String-Tie Lawyer: Stories From One Richmond County Grave Part 4: Defying boundaries. A Southern woman with a big voice.

By her March 19, 1891 birth, Gladys Avery was deeply immersed in American, Southern, and Tar Heel history. Her great-grandfather, Col. Waightstill Avery, served in the American Revolution, helped …