Annabel Morris Holvey

Annabel Morris Holvey
BornAnnabel Freeman
October 4, 1855
Root, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 1910 (aged 54)
West Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • newspaper editor
  • newspaper publisher
  • author
  • lecturer
  • social reformer
  • school teacher
Spouse
  • George D. Morris
  • William H. Holvey
    ​
    (m. 1882)​
Relatives

Annabel Morris Holvey (née, Freeman; October 4, 1855 – February 17, 1910) was an American newspaper editor, publisher, and author of the long nineteenth century,[1] as well as a lecturer and social reformer in the American temperance movement. Her involvement with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) led her to become widely known on behalf of the temperance cause.[2]

  1. ^ Chase 1899, p. 96.
  2. ^ "A noble life comes to end. Mrs. Annabel Morris Holvey died this morning". Newspapers.com. Pittston Gazette. 17 February 1910. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2020. Open access icon