Emmeline B. Wells

Emmeline B. Wells

Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells (pronounced em-ma-leen) (February 29, 1828 – April 25, 1921) was an American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate and diarist. She served as the fifth general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1910 until her death.

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