Mary Bynon Reese

Mary Bynon Reese
Photo portrait from A Woman of the Century
Born	Mary Ann Bynon June 27, 1832 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1908(1908-02-08) (aged 75) Everett, Washington, U.S.
Occupations	temperance leader, lecturer, organizer, evangelist poet
Organization	Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Spouse	John G. Reese ​ ​ (m. 1853; died 1900)​

Mary Bynon Reese (July 27, 1832 – February 8, 1908) was a leader in the U.S. temperance movement, serving as lecturer, organizer and evangelist for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in Ohio, Washington state, and at the national level. She was the national WCTU superintendent of the Department of Narcotics and the World WCTU's Missionary to Japan. Reese was the poet laureate of Steubenville, Ohio.^[1]