Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt
American missionary and activist (1830–1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Greenleaf Leavitt (née Clement; September 22, 1830 – February 5, 1912) was an educator and successful orator who became the first round-the-world missionary for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Setting out on virtually non-stop worldwide tours over a decade, she "went to all continents save Antarctica,"[1] where she crusaded against alcohol and its evils including domestic violence; and advocated for women's suffrage and other equal rights such as higher education for women. In 1891 she became the honorary life president of the World's WCTU.
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Born | Mary Greenleaf Clement (1830-09-22)September 22, 1830 Hopkinton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Died | February 5, 1912(1912-02-05) (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Educator, suffragist, women's rights activist, Temperance Evangelist Missionary |
Spouse | Thomas Hooker Leavitt (1857-1878; divorced) |
Children | 3 |
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