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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.112 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Elizabeth Goodwin to George May Powell about her work and Mrs. Striver |
| Date | 21 February 1903 |
| Author | Goodwin, Elizabeth H. |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | She encourages him to read information on Mrs. Striver, the national president of the WCTU, and a great example of sacrifice. She reports on their local work. Written on New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union Y Branch letterhead. |
| Subjects | Temperance and Prohibition Women's History Christianity Religion Reform Movement Woman Author Alcohol |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Greenwich, New Jersey |
| Theme | Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |