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Frances L. Swift
Frances L. Swift (1837–1916) was an American church and temperance leader. For eight years, she served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Early life and education Frances Laura Damon was born in Strongsville, Ohio, February 6, 1837. She was descended from New England ancestors, the Damons, who settled in Massachusetts 200 years earlier. Her mother removed to Ohio, after the death of her father. Swift was educated in the Maple-Union Corners, Springfield Female Seminary, and taught there subsequently, in keeping with a New England style of education. Career On August 12, 1857, she married Dr. Eliot E. Swift (d. 1887), of New Castle, Pennsylvania, a young Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Presbyterian minister. He was a descendant of the first Native American missionary, John Eliot (missionary), John Eliot. Dr. Swift was called to the assistance of his father, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Allegheny, Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of The Century
''A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred Seventy Biographical Sketches, Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women, in all Walks of Life'' is a compendium of biographical sketches of American women. It was published in 1893 by Charles Wells Moulton. The editors, Frances Willard, Frances E. Willard and Mary Livermore, Mary A. Livermore, were assisted by a group of contributors. The biographical dictionary had 830 pages measuring . It was printed from a full-face wikt:brevier, brevier type on heavy paper. The typography was by Charles Wells Moulton, the engravings and electrotypes by the Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Company, the press work by the Kittinger Printing Company, the paper by the S. Worthington Paper Company, and the binding by Wm. H. Bork. The work contained 1,470 biographies, and 1,330 engravings. Introduction The publication of ''A Woman Of The Century'' was undertaken to create a biographical record of notable 19th-century women. It included biographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |