Deborah Knox Livingston | |
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Born | Deborah King Knox 1874/76 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | August 5, 1923 |
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Organization | Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
Notable work | Studies in Government |
Spouse |
Benjamin Thomson Livingston
(m. 1897) |
Deborah Knox Livingston (née, Knox; 1876–1923) was a Scottish-born American lecturer associated with temperance and suffrage movements. She spent much of her life in service to the National and World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), as well as the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Federation of Women's Clubs, League of Women Voters, and World League Against Alcoholism (WLAA). In Maine, she served as the chair of the state's Suffrage Campaign Committee, while in Rhode Island, she was President of the state's WCTU. In addition to the textbook, Studies in Government (1921), Livingston was the author of several treatises and articles.[1][2][3]