Emeline S. Burlingame, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emeline S. Burlingame

American editor, evangelist, suffragist

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1836

Place of Birth: Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1923

Profession: writer, text editor, suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.Burlingame was a potent factor in securing Rhode Island State constitutional prohibition for 1884-1887.
Considered a suffrage luminary, she authored the leaflet, “An Appeal to Women’s Missionary Societies Urging Church Women to Support Woman Suffrage as a Step Toward More Efficient Missionary Work,” which was printed and distributed by the National American Woman Suffrage Association among missionary societies.