Mary E. Elliot

Mary E. Elliot
B&W portrait photo of a middle-aged woman with dark hair in an up-do wearing a dark blouse with white lace detail
Born
Mary Elvira Elliott

February 2, 1851
DiedNovember 7, 1942(1942-11-07) (aged 91)
Somerville
Occupations
  • writer
  • lecturer
Known for50 years, Secretary, Department of Massachusetts, Woman's Relief Corps
Notable workSketches of representative women of New England
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Mary E. Elliot (1851–1942) was an American writer and lecturer. She was active within the Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) where she served for 50 years as Secretary of the Department of Massachusetts, and was also the organization's National Press Correspondent, 1908. Elliot was a regular contributor to the military department of The Boston Globe. From 1867 to 1885, she was active in temperance work.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WhoNewEngland1909 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Howe, Julia Ward; Graves, Mary Hannah (1904). Sketches of Representative Women of New England. New England Historical Publishing Company. pp. 305–07. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Wikisource. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... Boston: Graves & Steinbarger. 1901. p. 871. Retrieved 3 January 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.