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| Born | 1847/49 London, England |
| Died | 1937 Western Australia |
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| Known for | temperance advocate |
Jessie Forsyth (1847/49 – 1937) was a British-American temperance advocate. She joined the International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT) in London in 1872, relocated to New England for decades, and celebrated her Jubilee while residing in Western Australia. During her 50 years membership, Forsyth filled many important offices, including 15 years as International Superintendent of Juvenile Templars, in the course of which she visited jurisdictions in Great Britain, the United States and Canada and many parts of continental Europe. She edited the International Good Templar Magazine for eight years and, at different times, did the editorial work on seven other temperance publications, in addition to being a contributor of short stories and poems to newspapers and magazines.[1] She made addresses in various countries before large audiences, including one in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm, and did much secretarial work. The last years of her life were chiefly devoted to work for the WCTU until she was compelled to resign active service on account of ill health.[2]
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LeonardMarquis-1908was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "FIFTY YEARS A GOOD TEMPLAR". The New York Templar. XLII (481). 1921. Retrieved 3 March 2022.