Ruth Birgitta Anderson Bordin papers, 1940-1992 (bulk 1980-1992).

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Ruth Birgitta Anderson Bordin papers, 1940-1992 (bulk 1980-1992).

Manuscripts of writings and papers presented at professional organizations; topics of research include Emma Hall, Michigan prison reformer, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Frances Willard, Alice Freeman Palmer, women's history, and Washtenaw County, Michigan; also photographs and sound recordings.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8268303

Bentley Historical 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 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 ...

Hall, Emma Amelia, 1837-1884.

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Superintendent of the Michigan State Training School for Girls at Adrian, Michigan. From the description of Emma Amelia Hall papers, 1866-1935. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423187 ...

Bordin, Ruth Birgitta Anderson, 1917-

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, historian and writer. From the description of Ruth Birgitta Anderson Bordin papers, 1940-1992 (bulk 1980-1992). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 81676889 From the description of Ruth Birgitta Anderson Bordin papers, 1980-1987. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422189 Ruth Bordin was born in Litchfield, Minnesota on November 11, 1917. She received both her B.A.(1938) and M.A.(1941) from the University of Mi...

Palmer, Alice Freeman, 1855-1902

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Student at University of Michigan, later president of Wellesley College. From the description of Alice Freeman Palmer correspondence, 1874-1900. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419539 ...