Mrs. A. Elmore
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Mrs. A. Elmore was the pen name of Ann Morrison Moore ({{nee}}, Morrison; married name, Moore; March 29, 1829 – October 27, 1901) a radical American temperance reformer also known for her philanthropy, for her friendship with those who were oppressed, and for her extreme patriotism. A proprietor and editor of a monthly Prohibition magazine, she also wrote poetry and novels.{{cite book |last1=Willard |first1=Frances Elizabeth |author1-link=Frances Willard |last2=Livermore |first2=Mary Ashton Rice |author2-link=Mary Livermore |title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life |year=1893 |publisher=Charles Wells Moulton |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Lucie_Ann_Morrison_Elmore |page=276 |chapter=ELMORE, Mrs. Lucie Ann Morrison }} {{Source-attribution}}{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Jeniffer |title=Temperance reformer, author Lucie Elmore was a Brandonville native |url=https://www.wvnews.com/prestoncountynews/news/temperance-reformer-author-lucie-elmore-was-a-brandonville-native/article_0bce07e4-9d8a-11ed-9a50-779936eb1f0f.html |access-date=23 November 2023 |work=WV News |date=31 January 2023 |language=en}}
Early life
Lucie Ann Morrison was born in Brandonville, Preston County, West Virginia, March 29, 1829. Her father, Chester Morrison (1809-1892), was a Methodist clergyman. Her mother was Civilla (née, Ludington) (1819-1900). Lucie had several younger siblings including Martha, Mary, James, Alfred, Chester, Civilla, and Monia.
Career
A radical Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) woman, she was an eloquent and convincing speaker on temperance, social purity and anti-tobacco. She served as president of her local W.C.T.U. up until her death.
Elmore was widely known as a philanthropist. Even after she suffered financial reverses, she never stopped her charitable work.
Her chief literary works were her poems, one volume of which passed through a large edition. Her poems were published in the leading magazines. She was also the author of the popular story Billy's Mother.{{cite book |title=Literary News |date=1885 |publisher=Publication Office |page=150 |volume=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WBMFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA150 |access-date=23 November 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}} In addition, she held several editorial positions, including owner and editor of The Searchlight, a Prohibition monthly publication.
Personal life
Her husband, A. E. L. Moore (1835-1868), served as an officer in the Union Army through the civil war. Her only child, Frances (1866-1867), died in infancy. Her home was in Englewood, New Jersey. She was an Episcopalian.
Ann Morrison Moore died in New Castle, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1901.{{cite web |title=Lucie Ann Morrison Female 29 March 1839 – 27 October 1901 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMP9-GSJ|website=www.familysearch.org |access-date=22 November 2023}} Interment was in Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Selected works
- A mother's story, 1879{{cite book |last1=Hill |first1=Frank Pierce |last2=Collins |first2=Varnum Lansing |title=Books, Pamphlets and Newspapers Printed at Newark, New Jersey, 1776-1900 |date=1902 |publisher=Private Press of Courier-Citizen Company |page=259 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2fk1AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA259 |access-date=23 November 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}
- Billy's Mother, 1884
References
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External links
- {{wikisource-inline|Woman of the Century/Lucie Ann Morrison Elmore}}
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