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Brown, William Kennedy, Rev., 1834-1915

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Martha McClellan Brown and Rev. William Kennedy Brown Papers (MS-147)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-147
Abstract A nationally known leader in the temperance movement as well as a strong advocate of women's rights and suffrage, Martha McClellan Brown lectured widely in the United States and Great Britain and held important posts in the Independent Order of Good Templars and the National Prohibition Party. She was also one of the founders of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and edited a weekly temperance newspaper. Her papers include copies of her published talks and articles, handwritten drafts of...
Dates: 1764-1916