Ellen Sergeant Rude

Ellen Sergeant Rude
Portrait from A Woman of the Century (Photo by W. A. Cox, St. Augustine, Fla., 1891)
Born	Ellen Maria Sergeant March 17, 1838 Sodus, New York, U.S.
Died	June 21, 1916 Sodus, New York
Other names	Mrs. B. C. Rude
Alma mater	Genesee College
Occupations	writer poet temperance advocate
Organizations	International Organisation of Good Templars Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Notable work	Magnolia Leaves Two Legends
Title	President, Allegany County WCTU
Term	1880-81
Movement	temperance movement
Spouse	Benton Clark Rude ​ ​ (m. 1859; died 1906)​
Children	1
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Ellen Sergeant Rude (née, Sergeant; pen name, Mrs. B. C. Rude; March 17, 1838 – June 21, 1916) was an American author, poet, and temperance advocate. While involved in the temperance movement, she was affiliated with the International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT) and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).^[1]