About Aurora Phelps
Lived 1839 – 1876 (aged 36–37). Aurora Phelps was a trade unionist.
Aurora H. C. Phelps (1839 – 4 January 1876) was an American land reformer, labor organizer and leader, and women's rights advocate.
Early life She was born in Cortland, New York, to John and Aurilla Phelps, and grew up in Elmira where she became a Baptist.
She founded the Boston Working Women's League with Jennie Collins and Elizabeth L. Daniels.
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Who was Aurora Phelps?
American activist
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Aurora Phelps was born in 1839.
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Aurora Phelps died on 4 January 1876.
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Aurora Phelps was a trade unionist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Aurora Phelps. https://biography.guide/aurora-phelps/
MLA: "Aurora Phelps." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/aurora-phelps/.
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