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Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells (February 29, 1828 – April 25, 1921) was an American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist. She served as the fifth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1910 until her death.
Emmeline B. Wells. Born in Petersham, Massachusetts, in 1828, Emmeline Blanche Woodward showed promise early in her education with a gift for writing. When she was about 14 years old, her mother and two younger sisters joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sep 22, 2020 · Emmeline B. Wells was a committed member of the Relief Society throughout her life. Before being called to serve as General President of the Relief Society in 1910, a position she held for 11 years, she served as secretary in the Relief Society General Presidency for 30 years.
Emmeline B. Wells. Romantic Rebel. Carol Cornwall Madsen. CAs the steamship neared the bend of the Mississippi River, which bordered the city of Nauvoo, the young Mormon convert eagerly watched the crowd of people gathering on its banks.
Aug 12, 2023 · Emmeline B. Wells was the 5th general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often mistakenly called the Mormon Church.
Emmeline B. Wells was a thinker and a leader. No Utahn fought more for the suffrage cause than she did. An early advocate of women’s rights, from 1877 to 1914 she was the editor of the Woman’s Exponent, a twice-monthly periodical produced by Mormon women.
Emmeline B. Wells (1828-1921) was a women's rights advocate, the fifth president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the chief editor of the journal Women's Exponent. Emmeline B. Wells was born on February 29, 1828, at Petersham, Massachusetts to parents David Woodward and Deiadama Hare.
