Emily Rose Bleby | |
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Born | 2 June 1849 |
Died | 3 May 1917 |
Other names | (various pen names) |
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Employer | Board of guardians |
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Known for | temperance activism |
Emily Rose Bleby (2 June 1849 – 3 May 1917) was a Jamaican-born social reformer active in the British temperance movement. She was affiliated with various organizations including the British Women's Temperance Association, Sons of Temperance, Independent Order of Good Templars, Band of Hope Union, and the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WWCTU). Using pen names, she was a frequest contributor to periodicals on temperance and general subjects.[1]