Esther T. Housh
American social reformer, author, newspaper editor
About Esther T. Housh
Lived 1840 – 1898 (aged 57). Esther T. Housh was an American writer, newspaper editor and social reformer.
Esther T. Housh (, Taylor; October 27, 1840 – May 7, 1898) was a 19th-century American social reformer, author, and newspaper editor. She was the President of the Vermont State Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). While serving as press superintendent of the National WCTU, she instituted the National Bulletin. She was the editor of The Woman's Magazine, as well as the author of many temperance leaflets, In 1894, she was elected corresponding secretary of the Massachusetts WCTU. She also did literary work while in Boston.
Death Housh died in Boston, May 7, 1898. Interment was at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Who was Esther T. Housh?
American social reformer, author, newspaper editor (1840-1898)
When was Esther T. Housh born?
Esther T. Housh was born on 27 October 1840 in Ross County.
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Esther T. Housh died on 7 May 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Esther T. Housh was a writer, newspaper editor and social reformer.
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Esther T. Housh was American.
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