Claflin, Adelaide Avery, 1846-1931.

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Claflin began lecturing on woman suffrage in 1883 and appeared with Lucy Stone, Mary Livermore, and Julia Ward Howe. A Unitarian minister ordained at Meadville, Pa., in 1897, she was on the executive board of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association and a member of the Boston Equal Suffrage League. Claflin published articles and editorials in the Boston newspapers and in the Woman's Journal; she was also a member of the Quincy School Committee and the Boston Castilian Club, which promoted interest in Spanish poetry.

From the description of Letter in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1891. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008704

Claflin, a Unitarian minister, was active in the woman's suffrage movement in Massachusetts, 1880s-1920s, a member of the Quincy School Committee, a journalist, and a member of the Boston Castilian Club, which promoted interest in Spanish poetry.

From the description of Papers, 1855-1921 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007194

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referencedIn Woman's rights collection, 1853-1958 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Blackwell family. Papers, 1832-1981 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Claflin, Adelaide Avery, 1846-1931. Letter in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1891. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Hollander, Maria Theresa Baldwin, 1820-1885. Papers, 1835-1884 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Cheek, Jeannette Bailey, 1906-. Collection, 1857-1904 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Claflin, Adelaide Avery, 1846-1931. Papers, 1855-1921 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. person
associatedWith Blackwell family. family
associatedWith Castilian Club (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Cheek, Jeannette Bailey, 1906- person
associatedWith Hollander, Maria Theresa Baldwin, 1820-1885. person
associatedWith Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910. person
associatedWith New England Woman Suffrage Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Pinkham, Wenona Osborne, 1882-1930. person
associatedWith Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893. person
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts--Boston
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Women
Women clergy
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Birth 1846

Death 1931

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