Frances E. Willard. "An Appeal to Mothers," article by Frances E. Willard (1945); Review of Mary Earhart's biography of Frances E. Willard, Frances Willard, From Prayer to Politics.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1958
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The majority of the collection is available only through microfilm or digital surrogates of the original materials. The following materials are available without restriction: #1-103a, 644-647, 650-6521030-1035, 1041-1047, 1049-1051, 1055-1056, 1059-1068, 1084-1091, 1093-1102, 1107-1109.
Extent
35.46 linear feet (85 file boxes) plus 7 oversize volumes, 39 framed items, 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio folder, 4 reels of microfilm (M-91, M-93, M-108)Biographical / Historical
Frances E. Willard (1839-1898) - reformer. She was first a teacher for many years. She later became president of the Ladies' College, Evanston, Illinois. She was a strong supporter of co-education. In 1874 she resigned her position at Ladies' College and took up the temperance cause to which she devoted most of the rest of her life. She was made president of the Chicago Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Soon thereafter she became secretary of the first Illinois State convention of the WCTU, and in November, 1874, was elected its corresponding secretary in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1876 she began to speak for woman suffrage as a protection to the home from the tyranny of liquor. She was one of the founders of the WCTU's paper, Our Union. In 1879 she was elected president of the National WCTU and was largely responsible for organizing the Union chapters all over the country. So great was the influence of Miss Willard that by 1884 the WCTU had become a political influence. Under Miss Willard's leadership the WCTU gained an international following. In 1887 she was elected president of the World's WCTU.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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