About Mary Wood-Allen
Lived 1841 – 1908 (aged 66). Mary Wood-Allen was a writer, physician, social reformer, lecturer and medical author.
Mary Augusta Wood-Allen (October 19, 1841 – January 21, 1908) was an American doctor, social reformer, lecturer, music teacher, composer, and writer of books on health and self-improvement for women and children. Through her lectures and writings she was a voice for the social purity movement. Later, this became The American Mother and then American Motherhood and continued publication until 1919. Wood-Allen published the magazine herself with the assistance of her son and daughter. She also published a number of books.
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Who was Mary Wood-Allen?
American doctor, social reformer, lecturer, and writer (1841-1908)
When was Mary Wood-Allen born?
Mary Wood-Allen was born on 19 October 1841.
When did Mary Wood-Allen die?
Mary Wood-Allen died on 21 January 1908.
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Mary Wood-Allen was a writer, physician, social reformer, lecturer and medical author.
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