Emma Lee Benedict

Emma L. Transeau
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornEmma Lee Benedict
November 16, 1857
Clifton Park, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 1937 (aged 79)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeClifton Park Cemetery
Pen name
  • E. L. Benedict
  • E. L. B. Transeau
Occupationauthor, magazine editor, educator
LanguageEnglish
Genre
  • children's literature
  • non-fiction
Subjecttemperance
Literary movementThird wave temperance
Spouse
Charles Frederick Transeau
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(m. 1895)​

Emma Lee Benedict (née, Benedict; after marriage, Transeau; pen names, E. L. Benedict and E. L. B. Transeau; November 16, 1857 – February 3, 1937) was an American magazine editor, educator, and the author of several books of prose and poetry between 1887 and 1918.[1] She was a pleasant, logical and forcible speaker and writer in her special line of educational and scientific topics, particularly third-wave temperance, and was in frequent demand as an instructor at teachers' institutes.[2]

  1. ^ "Mrs. Emma L. B. Transeau is Dead. Church Funeral Planned for Temperance Editor". The Boston Globe. 4 February 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 15 December 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 73.