Jennie Hart Sibley | |
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| Born | Sarah Virginia Hart October 21, 1846 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | June 18/19, 1917 Union Point, Georgia, U.S. |
| Other names | Jennie |
| Occupation | temperance activist |
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Jennie Hart Sibley (1846–1917) was a prominent figure in the state of Georgia, holding leadership roles within various organizations, particularly in the American temperance movement. She served as the second president of the Georgia State Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), succeeding her sister-in-law, Jane E. Sibley. She was also Greene County's president of the Daughters of the Confederacy as well as the inaugural president of the Union Point Garden Club, sometimes referred to as "The Mother of Georgia garden clubs". Sibley is also remembered for her advocacy in the suffrage movement.[1][2]
- ^ McLendon, Mary L. (18 July 1901). "The Georgie Christian Temperance Union And Its President Mrs. Jennie Hart Sibley". The Atlanta Journal. p. 8. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "West Point Garden Club History Furnished by Mrs. Sibley". The Atlanta Constitution. 18 September 1927. p. 51. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
