Aurora H. C. Phelps (1839 – 4 January 1876) was an American land reformer, labor organizer and leader, and women's rights advocate.[1]
Early life edit
She was born in Cortland, New York, to John and Aurilla Phelps, and grew up in Elmira where she became a Baptist.
She founded the Boston Working Women's League with Jennie Collins and Elizabeth L. Daniels.[2]
References edit
- ^ Aurora Phelps.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Vapnek, Lara (2010). "Staking Claims to Independence: Jennie Collins, Aurora Phelps, and the Boston Working Women's League, 1865–1877". In Hewitt, Nancy A. (ed.). No Permanent Waves: Recasting Histories of U.S. Feminism. Rutgers University Press. pp. 305–328. ISBN 9780813547251.
Further reading edit
- Marie Coady (2008). Woburn: Hidden Tales of a Tannery Town. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-62584-878-9.
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