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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Full name at birth | Frances Willard
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Claim to fame | (suffragist)
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Date of birth | 28 September 1839
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Place of birth | Churchville, New York, United States
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Date of death | 17 February 1898
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Age | 58 (age at death)
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Place of death | New York City, New York, United States
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Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Occupation | University Dean; political reformer; women's suffragist
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