Emily Lucas Blackall

Emily Lucas Blackall
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Emily Lucas June 30, 1832 Salem, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1892(1892-03-28) (aged 59) New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Cottage Grove Cemetery
Occupation	author, philanthropist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Spouse	Christopher Rubey Blackall ​ ​ (m. 1873)​

Emily Lucas Blackall (née, Lucas; June 30, 1832 - March 28, 1892) was a 19th-century American author and philanthropist. Her first published book was Superior to Circumstances, which was followed by Melodies from Nature, and Won and Not One. She also contributed short stories and biographical sketches to various periodicals, and was a frequent contributor to missionary literature. She became identified with the woman's temperance crusade and aided in forming the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Blackall died in 1892.