Emma E. Page papers, 1832-1956 (bulk 1892-1910)

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Emma E. Page papers, 1832-1956 (bulk 1892-1910)

Collection, which is fragmentary, consists of personal papers of Emma E. Page.

2 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7424665

Washington State Historical Society

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University of Washington

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Seattle High School (Seattle, Wash.)

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White Cross International Anti-Narcotic Society (Seattle, Wash.)

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Currey, H. Marie

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Page, Emma E. (Emma Elizabeth), 1853-1910

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Born in Metamora, Ill.; at age 7 was in an accident which blinded her; spent four years at Illinois Institute for the Blind; later taught music at Eureka College in Illinois and also in Kansas and Kansas City, Mo.; attended University of Illinois, attaining both a B.A. and M.A. in English literature. After the family moved to Wyoming, her father organized the Prohibition Party of Wyoming in 1892. She became involved in the temperance cause and joined the WCTU and after her father became ill, she...

Currey, Mauryce, 1888-1985

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Page family.

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Woman's christian temperance union

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Temperance organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. Campaigning against the use of alcohol and in favor of labor laws and prison reform, the W.C.T.U. became one of the largest and most influential women's organizations of the 19th century. It became global when the World W.C.T.U. was founded in 1883. The organization continued to exist through the 20th century, although membership declined after the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. From the description of ...