Emeline Harriet Howe

Emeline Harriet Howe
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Emeline Harriet Siggins January 2, 1844 West Hickory, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 28, 1934(1934-02-28) (aged 90) California, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation	Writer poet social activist
Language	English
Alma mater	Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
Notable works	A Basket of Fragments
Spouse	Wesley Curtis Howe ​ ​ (m. 1867; died 1914)​
Relatives	Matthew Simpson
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Emeline Harriet Howe (née, Siggins; pen name, Emeline Harriet Siggins Howe; January 2, 1844 – February 28, 1934) was an American poet, writer and social activist. She was a graduate of the first class of Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), in 1882, where she won the Bishop John H. Vincent gold medal, for passing the best examination in a class of over 200. Her poem, "From Height to Height", was read at Chautauqua. She served as the first President of the Ladies Circle of the Grand Army of the Republic known as the Lincoln Circle No. 19, of Kansas City, Missouri. A member of the Methodist Church for many years, Howe was also a long-time contributor to The Union Signal, Christian Advocate, and other religious publications.^[1] Howe died in 1934.