Frances W. Graham

Frances W. Graham
B&W portrait photo of a young woman with her hair in an up-do wearing a dark blouse.
Born
Frances W. Hamilton

September 1857
DiedAugust 19, 1940
Lockport
Occupations
  • temperance activist
  • executive
  • musical director
  • historian
Known forPresident, New York State Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Notable workTwo Decades: A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York
Spouse
Almon Miller Graham
(m. 1880; died 1927)

Frances W. Graham (née, Hamilton; 1857–1940) was an American temperance activist who served as President of the New York State Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU),[1][2] and wrote two histories about the State organization. She also served as musical director of the National WCTU.[3]

  1. ^ "Graham, Frances W. Hamilton (1857–1940)". digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu. Jane Addams Digital Edition. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Ramapo College.
  2. ^ Graham, Frances W.; Gardenier, Georgeanna M. Remington (1894). "MRS. FRANCES W. GRAHAM.". Two Decades: A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York : 1874–1894. Press of R.J. Oliphant. p. 57. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Gordon, Elizabeth Putnam (1924). Women Torch-bearers: The Story of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Publishing House. p. 225. Retrieved 26 January 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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