Mary A. Cornelius
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Mary Ann Mann Cornelius (,
Mann;
pen name,
Mrs. Mary A. Cornelius; September 25, 1829 – April 18, 1918) was an American writer and social reformer. A
temperance activist, she served as president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) of
Arkansas. She lived several years in
Tacoma, Washington, where she established a free reading room and
circulating library for the young. In Tacoma and also in
Topeka, Kansas, Cornelius served as a director of the
humane society. She was the author of various novels and
occult stories, including ''Little Wolf''; ''Uncle Nathan's Farm''; ''The White Flame''; and ''Why? or A Kansas Girl's Query''. She favored
woman's suffrage.
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