Background
Brown, Martha Mcclellan was born on April 16, 1838 in Baltimore. Daughter of David and Jane Manypenny (Haight) McClellan.
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Martha Mcclellan Brown
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Moved to Ohio, 1840; graduate Pittsburgh Female College, 1862. Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, 1884. Doctor of Laws, 1888.
Career
1 son, Orvon Graff B. Officer Grand Lodge, Ohio Good Templars, 1866. Grand vice-templar, 1867. Grand counselor, 1871.
Grand chief templar Ohio, 1872-1874.
Delegate International meet, London, 1873. Supreme vice-templar, 1874.
National chancellor College Good Templary, 1909. International chancellor endless courses, 1911.
Organized, 1867, and conducted lecture system.
Lectured abroad, 1873, 1881, 1891, 1911. Originated Temperance Cadet movement, 1870. Started movement for Bible temperance lessons in International Lesson Leaves, 1875.
Author of Temperance Questions in Mechanical Engineering Discipline for quarterly conference, 1880.
An organizer of Prohibition party, 1869, securing woman’s suffrage plank. Organizer and lecturer National Prohibition Alliance, 1877-1882.
Called National Conference Prohibition and Woman Suffrage Workers, New York, 1881, and Chicago, 1882, leading both to unite the two principles. Organized first Woman’s State Temperance Association, Columbus, February 24, 1874.
Founded National Women's Christian Temperance Union, Chautauqua, at New York, August 12, 1874.
Conducted state campaign resulting in defeat of liquor license in Ohio, 1874. First woman editor secular weekly, Alliance, O., 1868-1878. Vice-president and professor Cincinnati Wesleyan College, 1882-1892.
Started Fresh Air Movement, Cincinnati, 1888.
Originated monthly mother’s meetings in public schools, 1895. President Study Club.
Address: Avondale, Cincinnati.
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Married West. Kennedy Brown, November 16, 1858.
