she became politically active in the temperance movement. She was Prohibition Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1918, Prohibition Party candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920, Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York's 21st District in 1922 and Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify the 21st amendment (Repeal of National
Prohibition) in 1933, and served as president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) from 1944 to 1953.
...Thanks to Donna (#46910450), Aug 21, 2010
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she became politically active in the temperance movement. She was Prohibition Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1918, Prohibition Party candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920, Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York's 21st District in 1922 and Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify the 21st amendment (Repeal of National
Prohibition) in 1933, and served as president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) from 1944 to 1953.
...Thanks to Donna (#46910450), Aug 21, 2010
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