Mattie A. Freeman

Mattie A. Freeman
"A Woman of the Century"
Born(1839-08-09)August 9, 1839
Sturgis, Michigan
DiedSeptember 7, 1901(1901-09-07) (aged 62)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation(s)Freethinker, abolitionist, writer, lecturer
Organization(s)Chicago Secular Union; American Secular Union
MovementFreethought

Mattie A. Freeman (9 August 1839[1] – 7 September 1901)[2][3] was an American freethinker, abolitionist, writer, and lecturer.[1] She became well known as a secularist speaker,[4] was corresponding secretary of the American Secular Union,[5] and was described by a correspondent of The Truth Seeker as a "feminine Ingersoll".[6]

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  2. ^ "Illinois, Death Record Index, Pre-1916". www.findmypast.co.uk. 1901. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. ^ Green, H.L., ed. (1901). The Free Thought Magazine: Volume XIX. Chicago, Ill.: H.L. Green. p. 733.
  4. ^ Macdonald, George Everett Hussey (1929). Fifty years of freethought; being the story of the Truth seeker, with the natural history of its third editor. New York: The Truth seeker company.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Sundell, Charles J. (5 January 1889). "Letters from Friends". The Truth Seeker. p. 10.