Amelia K. Wing | |
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| Born | Amelia Kempshall (or Kempsall) May 31, 1837 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
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| Alma mater | Ingham University |
| Notable works | Poems About Our Borough |
| Spouse |
Frederick Hopkins Wing
(m. 1859; died 1911) |
| Children | 3 sons |
Amelia K. Wing (May 31, 1837 – July 21, 1927) was an American author, philanthropist, and clubwoman.[1] Prominent in club-life, she was one of the earliest members of the Brooklyn Woman's Club where she served as president for five years, and at the time of her death, was honorary president. Her Poems About Our Borough contained a cover illustration of Brooklyn Heights and the Brooklyn Bridge.
- ^ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "WING, Mrs. Amelia Kempshall". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. pp. 789–90.
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