Marion Babcock Baxter | |
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| Born | Marion Babcock April 12, 1850 Litchfield, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 1910 (aged 60) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Lecturer, author, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Poetry, social and political commentary |
| Subjects | Temperance, women’s suffrage, social issues |
| Notable works | Bits of Verse and Prose |
| Spouse | C. K. K. Baxter |
| Children | Beatrice Baxter |
Marion Babcock Baxter (April 12, 1850 – November 18, 1910) was an American lecturer and author.
At twenty years of age, she delivered her first public address at Jonesville, Michigan. It attracted wide and favorable attention, and fixed her vocation as a lecturer. From that time, she was constantly before the public, speaking to large audiences in all parts of the country, temperance and women's suffrage generally being her theme,[1] but also social and political relations of society.[2]
Baxter served as president of Wayside Mission Hospital, located on the good ship Idaho, a side-wheel steamer built in 1860 for the Columbia River business. It was Seattle, Washington's first hospital ship.[3]
Her writing included a poetry collection, serving as a correspondent for various newspapers,[4] and her work as an editorial writer.[5]
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