Cornelia Dow

Cornelia Dow
Sepia and white portrait photograph of a white, middle-aged woman
Portrait from A Woman of the Century
Born
Cornelia Maria Dow

November 10, 1842
Portland, Maine, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1905 (aged 62)
Portland, Maine
Occupations
  • Philanthropist
  • Temperance worker
OrganizationsWoman's Christian Temperance Union
FatherNeal Dow
RelativesFrederick Neal Dow & Louisa Dow Benton (siblings)

Cornelia Maria Dow (November 10, 1842 – October 12, 1905) was an American philanthropist and temperance leader,[1][2] interested in charitable, philanthropic, and reformatory work in her home state of Maine.[3] She was affiliated with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), as well as the Portland, Maine Home for Aged Women, and the Temporary Home for Women and Children.

  1. ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1924). Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Vol. 2. American Issue Publishing Company. p. 841. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "DOW, Miss Cornelia M.". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. p. 257. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PEE-12oct1905 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).