Imogen LaChance

Imogen Florence LaChance ( Hanscom; November 22, 1853 – August 1938) was an American social reformer active in the temperance movement for 60 years.

Early life and education Imogen (or Imogene) Florence Hanscom was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, November 22, 1853. Her father, Dudley Marvin Hanscom (1821-1862), a prominent merchant of that city, died when she was seven years old. Four years later, her mother, Elizabeth (nee Pickering; 1830-1916), married Professor William Owen Butler (1829-1913), principal of one of the schools of Sheboygan at that time.

Butler took charge of LaChance's education.

She was also an ardent advocate of women's suffrage, believing that all taxpayers should have the right to vote.