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| Born | Luella Frances Smith October 1, 1859 Perrysville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1952 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Known for | President, Indiana State Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
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Felix T. McWhirter
(m. 1878; died 1915) |
Luella F. McWhirter (née, Smith; 1859–1952) was an American philanthropist, clubwoman, and temperance leader who was a member of a pioneer Indianapolis family.[1] She served as president of the Indiana State Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), president of the National WCTU Editorial Association, president of the Legislative Council of Indiana Women, and president of the Winona Advisory Missionary Council,[2] as well as vice-president of the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana and vice-president of the People's State Bank of Indianapolis. She was a public speaker on temperance, suffrage, and educational topics.[3]
- ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (22 November 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 952. ISBN 978-0-253-11249-1.
- ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1928). "McWHIRTER, LUELLA FRANCES (SMITH)". Standard encyclopedia of the alcohol problem. Vol IV. Kansas-Newton. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing Co. p. 1641. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 533. Retrieved 2 April 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
