Mamie Claflin

Mamie Claflin
Born
Mamie Mildred Perkins

March 8, 1867
DiedDecember 1, 1929
Resting placeOrd, Nebraska
Occupations
  • temperance and suffrage leader
  • newspaper editor and publisher
OrganizationsWoman's Christian Temperance Union
Spouse
Jason Lewis Claflin
(m. 1886)
Children3

Mamie Claflin (née Perkins; March 8, 1867 – December 1, 1929) was an American temperance and woman suffrage leader. In addition to serving six years as president of the Nebraska Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) (1912–18), for 16 years, she was also the editor and publisher of its organ, The Union Worker (1898–1912; 1927–29).[1][2]

  1. ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1925). "CLAFLIN, MAMIE M. (PERKINS)". Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Vol. 2. Westerville, Ohio : American Issue Publishing House. p. 618. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Obit1929 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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