Fanny DuBois Chase

Fanny DuBois Chase
BornFanny DuBois
(1828-11-24)November 24, 1828
Great Bend, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 1902(1902-12-06) (aged 74)
Hallstead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pen nameMrs. S. B. Chase
Occupation
  • social reformer
  • author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Subject
  • temperance
  • religion
Spouse
(m. 1851)
Children7

Fanny DuBois Chase (née, DuBois; pen name, Mrs. S. B. Chase; November 24, 1828 – December 6, 1902) was an American social reformer and author, prominent in temperance and missionary circles. She was the first National President of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and a former Pennsylvania State President of the organization. She was a national lecturer of the WCTU and an author of a number of books on religion and temperance.[1]

  1. ^ "Mrs. Fanny D. B. Chase". The New York Times. Susquehanna, Pennsylvania (published December 7, 1902). December 6, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon