Margaret Ray Wickens | |
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.jpg) Photo portrait from A Woman of the Century | |
| Born | Margaret Ray Wickens 3 August 1843 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | 24 November 1918 (aged 75) Atkinson, Illinois, U.S. |
| Organizations | |
| Known for | National President, Woman's Relief Corps |
| Spouse | Thomas Wiley Wickens |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Brown and Judith Bennett |
Margaret Ray Wickens (August 3, 1843 – November 24, 1918) was an American public affairs organizer, social reformer, and charitable organization leader who served as tenth National President of the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC). Eloquent, Wickins was called the "Golden-tongued orator of the Woman's Relief Corps". Her executive abilities during the years that she was actively engaged in WRC advanced the organization's patriotic work. As an orator, philanthropist and industrial worker, Wickens had no peer.[1] She served as president of the Kansas State Assembly of Rebekahs, and was active in the temperance movement, filling the role of district president of her Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) for several years. She was a teacher, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and a prominent Good Templar.[1] In her later life, she held a number of state positions in Illinois.[2]
- ^ a b Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). National Convention 1919, pp. 194–96.
- ^ "Sabetha". The Kansas Democrat. 5 December 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.