Palmer, Fanny Purdy, 1839-1923
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Name (Latin)
Palmer, Fanny Purdy, 1839-1923
Date of birth
1839-07-11
Date of death
1923
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Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Find a grave memorial, viewed online October 10, 2017(Fanny Purdy Palmer, 1839-1923)
- Palmer, Fanny Purdy. A list of Rhode Island literary women, (1726-1892), with some account of their work, 1893:title page (Fanny Purdy Palmer)
- Willard, Frances E. and Mary A. Livermore. A woman of the century, 1893, via Google books, viewed online October 10, 2017:pages 555-556 (Palmer, Mrs. Fanny Purdy, author; born in New York, N.Y. 11 July 1839; married Dr. William H. Palmer & October 1862; from 1876 to 1884 served as a member of the Providence school committee; several years she was secretary of the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage Association; 1891-92 she was president of the Woman's Educational and Industrial Union; 1884 to 1894 president of the Rhode Island Women's Club and a director of the General Federation of Women's Clubs)
Wikipedia description:
Fanny Purdy Palmer (née, Purdy; pen name, Florio; July 11, 1839 – 1923) was an American author, poet, journalist, lecturer, social activist, and clubwoman. She began club work in 1876 and was one of the originators of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. She served as president of the Rhode Island Woman's Club, was a member of the school committee of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, and was connected with various philanthropic and social movements, including women's suffrage. A diligent reader of some of the best scientific and metaphysical works, for many years, she was a writer of stories which appeared in various weekly and monthly publications, stories which have dealt with the problems of life.
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