Libbie Beach Brown

Libbie Beach Brown (, Beach; after first marriage, Hoel, after second marriage, Brown; March 11, 1858 – August 28, 1924) was an American philanthropist. She was well known and influential in temperance affairs and other reform movements, and always affiliated with progressive elements.

Early life and education Libbie Belle Beach was born in Livingston County, Illinois, March 11, 1858. Family members were educators. Her parents, Freedus Poe Beach (1827-1912) and Nancy (née, Lewis) (1828-1903),

On October 3, 1895, at Trinity Methodist Episcopalian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, she married Rev. Harrison D. Brown (1846-1940). It served institutions such as the Lebanon Home for Girls where in one year, girls from 17 nations received assistance. Some of them had children and they, too, were cared for. She also served as president of Seattle's City Federation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.).

Personal life She was a musician, and for years made music a large part of her life-work. As a singer, she excelled. Libbie Beach Brown died at her home in Seattle, August 28, 1924. Burial was at Lake View Cemetery.