Emor L. Calkins | |
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| Born | Emor Luthera Capron October 3, 1853 Ashford, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1933 Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Griffith's Institute |
| Occupation(s) | temperance leader and lecturer |
| Organization | Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
| Spouse |
Earl Harrison Calkins
(m. 1876; died 1901) |
| Children | 3 |
Emor L. Calkins (née Capron; October 3, 1853 – January 24, 1933) was an American temperance leader and lecturer.[1][2] After uniting with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), she served in several capacities including State vice-president of the Indiana WCTU, 1894; and State president of the Michigan WCTU, for 25 years, beginning in 1905.[2]
- ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1925). "CALKINS, EMOR LUTHERA (CAPRON)". Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Vol. 2. American Issue Publishing Company. p. 485. Retrieved 17 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ a b Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 155. OCLC 317103146. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
