Mary Ann Cunningham

Mary Ann Cunningham
Mary Ann Cunningham
Born
Mary Ann Woodman

(1841-07-19)19 July 1841
St. Thomas, Ontario
Died22 January 1930(1930-01-22) (aged 88)
New Westminster, British Columbia
Spouse
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(m. 1864; died 1925)​
Children5

Mary Ann Cunningham (née, Woodman; July 19, 1841 – January 22, 1930) was a Canadian temperance activist.[1] She was a leader in the provincial and local Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU),[2] being a member for 40 years, and holding office for 31 years.

  1. ^ Campbell, Lara (15 June 2020). A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press. ISBN 9780774863254. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1924). Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing Company. pp. 744–45. Retrieved 28 February 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.