Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon papers 1877-1963
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Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...
Cannon, Annie Wells, 1859-1942
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Annie Wells Cannon was born 7 September 1859 in Salt Lake City to Daniel Hanmer Wells and Emmeline Blanche Woodward. She married John Q Cannon and had twelve children. She was an activist for women's suffrage and was a member of the Utah State Legislature from 1913-1915 and again in 1921. In addition, she was chosen by President Herbert Hoover to be Utah's chairman for the European Relief Drive, being the only woman member. She also served in many church callings and was influential in the Relie...
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
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The Female Relief Society was a women's organization organized on February 9, 1854 in Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. It was a predecessor of the official Latter-day Saint Church Relief Society organized by Brigham Young in 1855. From the description of Female Relief Society record book, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367553700 ...
Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921
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Emmeline Blanche [Woodward] Wells was born 29 February 1828, at Petersham, Massachusetts to David Woodward and Deiadama Hare. She joined the LDS Church on her fourteenth birthday and then moved to Nauvoo. She married James Harvey Harris, Newell K. Whitney, and Daniel Hanmer Wells. She played a major role nationally and internationally regarding the Church and women's suffrage. She served as the fifth president of the Relief Society, from 1910-1921. She died on 25 April 1921 in Salt Lake City, Ut...
