About Evelyn Strang
Lived 1867 – 1954 (aged 87). Evelyn Strang was an Australian temperance worker, executive and suffragist.
Evelyn Strang (1867–1954) was an Australian temperance leader and suffragist. She served for three years as President of the Australian Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
Early life and education Evelyn Clara Mill was born at Sydney, New South Wales, on February 23, 1867. Her parents, John and Emily, were abstainers. In the following year, she was a leader in the fight to keep Canberra, the national capital, dry.
Evelyn Strang died in Wahroonga, on May 14, 1954, and was buried at Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery.
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Who was Evelyn Strang?
President, Australian WCTU (1867-1954)
When was Evelyn Strang born?
Evelyn Strang was born on 23 February 1867 in Sydney.
When did Evelyn Strang die?
Evelyn Strang died on 14 May 1954 in Wahroonga.
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Evelyn Strang was a temperance worker, executive and suffragist.
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Evelyn Strang was Australian.
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