Letter and photograph of Frances Elizabeth Willard [manuscript], 1889 & n.d.

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Letter and photograph of Frances Elizabeth Willard [manuscript], 1889 & n.d.

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In a letter, 1889 August 29, Willard, Evanston, Illinois, writes to "My dear Mrs. Terhune," [Marion Harland] mentioning an article she has written for the "Union Signal"; an article on women's suffrage she plans to write for Harland after Thanksgiving; and the W.C.T.U. convention in Chicago on November 8-12. Collection also includes a sepia photograph, n.d., of Willard.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898

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Best known for her leadership (1879-1898) of the influential Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Willard also supported and often spearheaded a wide variety of social reforms, including woman suffrage, economic equality, and fair labor laws. Willard gained an international reputation through her speeches and publications. She was the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S Capitol building, and her Evanston home was one of the first house museums to in the country. ...

Woman's Christian Temperence Union Convention (1889 : Chicago, Illinois)

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Harland, Marion, 1830-1922

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Marion Harland was the pen name of writer Mary Virgina Howes Terhune (Mrs. Edward Payson Terhune). From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1882. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155885874 American author and editor. From the description of Papers of Marion Harland [manuscript], 1889-1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817267 Marion Harland, pseudonym for Mary Virginia Terhune, was an important and po...