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Mary E. Elliot
Mary E. Elliot (1851–1942) was an American writer and lecturer. She was active within the Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) where she served for 50 years as Secretary of the Department of Massachusetts, and was also the organization's National Press Correspondent, 1908. Elliot was a regular contributor to the military department of ''The Boston Globe''. From 1867 to 1885, she was active in Temperance movement in the United States, temperance work. Early life and education Mary Elvira Elliot (or Elliott) was born February 2, 1851, in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her parents were Joseph and Zenora (Tucker) Elliot. Joseph and Zenora (Tucker) Elliot had three children—Charles Darwin, Alfred Lawrence, and Mary E. Mrs. Zenora Elliot was a woman of progressive ideas and of literary talent, several of her poems having been published. Mary's brother, Charles Darwin Elliot, served in the American Civil War, civil war. He was the first city engineer of Somerville, and for three years, was pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area of , the city has a density of , making it the most densely populated municipality in New England and the List of United States cities by population density, 19th most densely populated incorporated municipality in the country. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown, Massachusetts, Charlestown. In 2006, the city was named the best-run city in Massachusetts by ''The Boston Globe''. In 1972, 2009, and 2015, the city received the All-America City Award. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford, Massachusetts, Medford border. Tufts, alongside Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, makes up one corner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
