Emeline S. Burlingame (later, Emeline S. Burlingame Cheney; pen names Aunt Stomly and Cousin Emeline; September 22, 1836 – February 25, 1923) was an American editor, evangelist and suffragist. She served for seven years as president of the Rhode Island Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), and was the first president of the Free Baptist Woman‘s Missionary Society (W.M.S.). She was a licensed preacher, and was three times a delegate to the free baptist triennial conference. Burlingame held positions with several religious publications, including, for eight years, editor of the Missionary Helper for many years.
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22 September 1836 Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S.
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25 February 1923 (aged 86) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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