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Laura E. Howey

Laura E. Howey
Born
Laura E. Spencer

August 17, 1851
Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 1911
Helena, Montana, U.S.
Occupations
  • Educator
  • librarian
  • temperance leader
Known for

Laura E. Howey (née, Spencer; 1851–1911) was an American educator, librarian, and temperance leader. She taught at Harlem Springs College (Harlem Springs, Ohio) and Montana Wesleyan University (Helena, Montana), and served as President of the Montana State Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) (1885–90).[1][2] It was as librarian of the Montana State Historical and Miscellaneous Library that Howey did her greatest work, and through which she became more generally known through the state. She occupied that position for nine years, from 1898 to 1907, and during that time, the library achieved a prominent status among the historical libraries of the U.S. She was indefatigable in the collection of materials dealing with the early history of Montana.[3]

  1. ^ Ferguson, Mary C. (1907). "Mrs. Laura E. Howey. Secretary and Librarian, 1898–1907.". Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. Helena, Mont. : Rocky Mountain Publishing Co. pp. 24–28. Retrieved 17 February 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1928). Standard encyclopedia of the alcohol problem. Vol IV. Kansas-Newton. Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing House. p. 1813. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ThePicketJournal1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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