Letitia Youmans | |
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Born | Letitia Creighton 3 January 1827 |
Died | July 16, 1896 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 69)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | teacher, activist, editor |
Letitia Youmans (3 January 1827 – 16 July 1896) was a Canadian school teacher who became an activist for the temperance movement. Youmans founded and served as the first president of the Ontario chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.[1] She also served as editorial writer for the IOGT's Temperance Union.[2]