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| birth_place = Dover, Maine, USA |
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| death_place = Portland, Maine, USA |
| death_place = Portland, Maine, USA |
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| nationality = United States |
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Lillian M. N. Stevens | |
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 Portrait by Aaron Veeder, Albany NY | |
| President of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) | |
| In office 1898–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Frances E. Willard |
| Succeeded by | Anna Adams Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marilla N. Ames March 1, 1844 Dover, Maine, USA |
| Died | April 6, 1914 (aged 70)[1] Portland, Maine, USA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Spouse | Michael Stevens |
| Children | Gertrude Mary Stevens |
| Residence(s) | Stroudwater, Maine, USA |
| Alma mater | Westbrook Seminary |
| Profession | teacher |
Lillian M. N. Stevens was an American temperance worker, born at Dover, Maine. She helped launch the Maine chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union[2], served as its president, and was elected president of the American Woman's Christian Temperance Union after the death of Frances Willard.
Biography
Childhood in Maine
Education and career
She was educated at Foxcroft Academy and Westbrook Seminary.[2] She taught school for several years,[3] becoming one of the earliest Maine women to teach during a winter season, customarily restricted to male teachers[4]
Marriage and family
She was married to Michael Stevens of Portland, Maine, in 1865.
The temperance movement
Leadership
Accomplishments
In 1874 she assisted in founding the Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of which she was treasurer in 1874-77 and thenceforth president until her death. She was vice president of the National W.C.T.U. in 1894-98, and after the death of Miss Frances Willard in the latter year was president until her own death.
Mrs. Stevens was a lady manager of the Chicago Exposition in 1892-93, and served as Maine representative on the National Conference of Charities and Correction for many years. In 1911 she received the honorary degree of A.M. from Bates College.
References
- ^ "Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b Willard, Frances E.; Livermore, Mary A. (Eds.) (1897). American Women; Fifteen Hundred Biographies (2nd ed.). New York: Mast, Crowell, & Kirkpatrick. pp. 686–687.
- ^ "Westbrook College Alumni Authors: Lillian M. N. Ames Stevens". University of New England. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ Leavitt, Gertrude Stevens; Sargent, Margaret L. (1921). Lillian M. N. Stevens a Life Sketch. Portland, ME: Authors. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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