Sara J. Dorr

Sara J. Dorr
B&W portrait photo of middle-aged white woman.
Born
Sara Josephine Sweeney

June 17, 1855 (1855-06-17)
Columbia, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 31, 1924 (1925-01-01) (aged 69)
College Park, California, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Occupation(s)Temperance activist, leader
OrganizationWoman's Christian Temperance Union
MovementTemperance
Spouse
Stillman Magee Dorr
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(m. 1877)​

Sara J. Dorr (June 17, 1855 – December 31, 1924) was an American temperance leader.[1] She served as California state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Aside from her anti-liquor activities, Dorr had been prominent in red light abatement and other social movements. She relinquished active control of the WCTU in 1921 and thereafter, devoted most of her time to lecturing and traveling.[2]

  1. ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1925). Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Vol. 2. American Issue Publishing Company. p. 837. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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