Henmyer, Annie W. (1827–1900)
Henmyer, Annie W. (1827–1900)
American temperance reformer. Born 1827 in Sandy Spring, Ohio; died 1900.
Became 1st president of US Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU, 1874); nursed wounded during Civil War and opened a public kitchen in Nashville, TN, for wounded patients; was among organizers of Ladie' and Pastors' Christian Union (1868); served as president of Iowa State Sanitary Commission (1863); published successful periodical Christian Woman (1871–82); became president of Woman's Relief Corps (1889–90).
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