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Charlotte Emerson Brown, born in Andover, Massachusetts, on April 21, 1838, was an author, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a suffragist, and a teacher. As the leader of the General Federation of Women's Literary Clubs, Charlotte strove to expand…

Emeline S. Burlingame, an editor and evangelist, was born in Smithfield, Rhode Island on September 22, 1836. She grew up in Rhode Island and attended Providence High School and Rhode Island Normal School. Emeline married Luther Rawson Burlingame on…

The National Council of Women of the United States was organized in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1888.