M. Louise Thomas | |
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| Born | Maria Louise Palmer May 14, 1822 Mount Holly, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1907 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | social leader |
| Spouse |
Abel Charles Thomas
(m. 1843; died 1880) |
| Children | 2 sons |
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M. Louise Thomas (née Palmer; May 14, 1822 – February 14, 1907) was an American feminist and clubwoman. She founded the American Woman's Sanitary Association during the American Civil War. She served as president of the Woman's Centenary Association of the Universalist Church (WCA), as the fourth president of Sorosis,[1] and as the treasurer of the National Council of Women.[2]
- ^ "Souvenir Fifteenth Annual Congress of the Association for the Advancement of Women Invited and Entertained by Sorosis" (PDF). New York: Drew University. October 1887. p. 29. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Robbins, Louise Barnum, ed. (1898). History and Minutes of the National Council of Women of the United States, Organized in Washington, D.C., 31 March 1898 (Public domain ed.). E.B. Stillings. p. 194. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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