Frances Willard (suffragist)

Frances Willard (suffragist)

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Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879 and remained president until her death in 1898. Her influence continued in the next decades, as the Eighteenth (Prohibition) and Nineteenth (Women Suffrage) Amendments to the United States Constitution were adopted. Willard developed the slogan "Do Everything" for the WCTU, encouraging members to engage in a broad array of social reforms through lobbying, petitioning, preaching, publishing, and education. During her lifetime, Willard succeeded in raising the age of consent in many states, as well as passing labor reforms including the eight-hour work day. Her vision also encompassed prison reform, scientific temperance instruction, Christian socialism, and the global expansion of women's rights.

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Frances Willard was born on Saturday, 28 September 1839 in Churchville, New York, United States. Her full name at birth was Frances Willard. She was best known as an activist. Willard's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Thursday, 17 February 1898 in New York City, New York, United States at the age of 58. She is buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. She had dark brown hair (color). Her zodiac star sign was Libra.

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Frances Willard
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28 September 1839
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Churchville, New York, United States
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17 February 1898
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New York City, New York, United States
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Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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University Dean; political reformer; women's suffragist
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