Jennie Murray Kemp | |
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| Born | Orpha Jane Murray June 25, 1858 Bellevue, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1928 (aged 69) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Robert Nathaniel Kemp
(m. 1880; died 1919) |
| Awards | Degree of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen |
Orpha Jane "Jennie" Murray Kemp (née, Murray; 1858–1928) was an American temperance movement leader, writer,[1] and newspaper circulator, nationally known for her work with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), and for her Food Administration campaigning during World War I. For 50 years, Kemp was an active WCTU worker. She campaigned vigorously through California and Oregon in the interests of prohibition. She served as president of the Oregon WCTU and later as secretary of the National WCTU.[2] Kemp was editor and publisher of Our Messenger, 1889–1903; circulation manager of The Union Signal, and The Young Crusader, 1903–12; and National WCTU press superintendent since 1912.[3]
- ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1928). "KEMP, JENNIE MURRAY". Standard encyclopedia of the alcohol problem. Vol IV. Kansas-Newton. Vol. 4. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Pub. Co. pp. 1449–50. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Jennie M. Kemp. Died 15 Apr 1928, San Francisco". The San Francisco Examiner. 17 April 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914–1915. American Commonwealth Company. p. 451. Retrieved 18 January 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
