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Also Known As Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
Born September 28, 1839 • New York
Died February 18, 1898 (aged 58) • New York City • New York
Founder Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Political Affiliation Prohibition Party
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1910)

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