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General President | Relief Society LDS Church

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General President | Relief Society LDS Church
Emmeline B. Wells was 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 in 1921. She was also a journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist.

Born Emmeline Blanche Woodward in 1828, Emmeline married 3 times before she approached and married her 4th husband Daniel H. Wells (a polygamist - her 3rd husband was also a polygamist). Wells was the editor of Utah's Woman's Exponent, a semi-monthly periodical established in 1872 for Mormon women. She was published in his magazine and later gathered together her writings into a book (Musings and Memories).

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), photographer
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Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells
Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells was born on February 29, 1828. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells.
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