About Emor L. Calkins
Lived 1853 – 1933 (aged 79). Emor L. Calkins was an American temperance worker, executive and lecturer.
Emor L. Calkins ( Capron; October 3, 1853 – January 24, 1933) was an American temperance leader and lecturer. After uniting with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), she served in several capacities including State vice-president of the Indiana WCTU, 1894; and State president of the Michigan WCTU, for 25 years, beginning in 1905.
She was educated chiefly at Griffith's Institute, Springville, New York.
Career Calkins taught for some years in the public schools of New York.
Two WCTU unions in Michigan were named in Calkins' honor: one in Ypsilanti and another in Pontiac, Michigan.
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Who was Emor L. Calkins?
American temperance leader (1855–1933)
When was Emor L. Calkins born?
Emor L. Calkins was born on 3 October 1853 in Ashford.
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Emor L. Calkins died on 24 January 1933 in Ypsilanti.
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Emor L. Calkins was a temperance worker, executive and lecturer.
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Emor L. Calkins was American.
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