Frances Willard

Not to be confused with Frances Willard Munds.
For the stage magician, see Frances Willard (magician).

Frances Willard
Willard, Frances E.C. 1890-98
Born
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard

(1839-09-28)September 28, 1839
Churchville, New York, US
DiedFebruary 17, 1898(1898-02-17) (aged 58)
New York City, US
Known forFirst dean of women, Northwestern University; long-time president, Woman's Christian Temperance Union; founder, World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union; first president, National Council of Women of the United States
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Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879 and remained president until her death in 1898. Her influence continued in the next decades, as the Eighteenth (on Prohibition) and Nineteenth (on women's suffrage) Amendments to the United States Constitution were adopted. Willard developed the slogan "Do Everything" for the WCTU and encouraged members to engage in a broad array of social reforms by lobbying, petitioning, preaching, publishing, and education.

Willard's accomplishments include raising the age of consent in many states and passing labor reforms, most notably including the eight-hour work day. She also advocated for prison reform, scientific temperance instruction, Christian socialism, and the global expansion of women's rights.[1]

  1. ^ https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/frances-willard/#:~:text=During%20her%20lifetime%2C%20Willard%20succeeded,global%20expansion%20of%20women's%20rights.