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5 days ago · Frances Willard was an American educator, reformer, and founder of the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (1883). An excellent speaker, a successful lobbyist, and an expert in pressure politics, she was a leader of the national Prohibition Party.
1 day ago · The local memorial service for Frances Willard was held on Wednesday afternoon, March 9, 1898. Beneath the headline “Miss Willard’s Memorial, A Splendid Tribute to American Womanhood,” the ...
2 days ago · In 1884, early women’s rights advocate Frances Willard explained, “Were I asked to define in a sentence, the thought and purpose of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, I would reply: It is to make the whole world HOMELIKE.” Rather than seeking political power, wealth, or sexual dominance, these women injected into the political sphere a vision of a state in service of the interest of the family.
Sep 14, 2024 · The 15th Street Arts Committee will present the dramatic reading Ida v. Frances: The Very Public Feud of Ida B. Wells and Frances Willard, by Ann Timmons, with Sheree V. Campbell and Irenka Jakubiak.
3 days ago · “Letter from Frances Willard to Caroline E. Merrick,” The Historic New Orleans Collection - Digital Exhibits, accessed September 26, 2024, https://vop.omeka.net/items/show/41.
Sep 22, 2024 · This website houses the digital exhibits of the Center for Women's History and Leadership (CWHL), formerly the Frances Willard House Museum and WCTU Archives. For more about us, visit cwhlevanston.org.
5 days ago · Munds, Frances Willard , “Do Arizona Women Want the Ballot?,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed September 24, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/2099.
