Deborah G. King (née Akin; 1839–1922) was an American Women's Crusader, Prohibition advocate, and suffragist,[1] who worked along all reform lines.[2] She shared with her husband in all the pioneer experiences in Minnesota and she lived to witness almost the entire growth of Lincoln, Nebraska. In August 1886, King was elected National Inspector of the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC) at the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and WRC held at Portland, Maine, and later, at a national encampment held at Minneapolis, Minnesota. She advocated and had adopted, in spite of strong opposition, the measure providing that eligibility to the WRC be broadened to include all loyal women instead of relatives of soldiers only, as was then the case.[3] In 1896, King founded and was the first President of the Woman's Bimetallic League, which advocated the silver standard and was, at the time, the only political organization for women in the U.S.
- ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1928). "KING, DEBORAH G. AKIN.". Standard encyclopedia of the alcohol problem. Vol IV. Kansas-Newton. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing Co. p. 1465. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Morton, Julius Sterling (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 601. Retrieved 27 March 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Sawyer, Andrew J. (1916). Lincoln: The Capital City and Lancaster County, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 213. Retrieved 27 March 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
