Papers, 1856-1977 (inclusive).

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...

Fox, Jesse W. (Jesse Williams), 1852-1928

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Fox, Ruth May, 1853-1958

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Ruth May Fox was a leader in women's organizations in the Mormon Church and active in the campaign for women's rights in Utah. She was born in Wiltshire, England, to James and Mary Ann May. Her mother died when she was an infant. In 1865, her father, a worker in a woolen mill, went to the United States and later sent for his daughter and Mary Thompson Sexton, a widow with whom he had left Ruth, and whom he subsequently married. The family moved in 1867 to Salt Lake City. In 1873 Ruth May married...

Fox, Ruth May, 1853-1958

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Ruth May Fox was a leader in women's organizations in the Mormon Church and active in the campaign for women's rights in Utah. She was born in Wiltshire, England, to James and Mary Ann May. Her mother died when she was an infant. In 1865, her father, a worker in a woolen mill, went to the United States and later sent for his daughter and Mary Thompson Sexton, a widow with whom he had left Ruth, and whom he subsequently married. The family moved in 1867 to Salt Lake City. In 1873 Ruth May married...

Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association.

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Under the direction of Brigham Young and Eliza R. Snow, the LDS Church organized the Young Ladies Retrenchment Society on November 28, 1869, for young women ages 12-25. First organized within the family of President Brigham Young, the group sought to improve "order, thrift, industry, and charity," and to "retrench from extravagance in dress, in eating, and in speech." Ella Young Empey presided over the first chapter, directing activities among Brigham Young's daughters. The organiza...

Johnson, Rosemary Johnson Fox, 1866-1958.

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