Emily Bissell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emily Bissell

American activist

Date of Birth: 31-May-1861

Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1948

Profession: social worker, social activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Emily Perkins Bissell (May 31, 1861 – March 8, 1948) was an American social worker and activist, best remembered for introducing Christmas Seals to the United States.Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she made a name for herself at a young age as the founder of that city's first public kindergarten and for her efforts to introduce child labor laws in that state.
In 1883, she founded an organization, now known as the West End Neighborhood House that originally provided social services to Wilmington's immigrant Irish and German families.
Bissell wrote under the pseudonym Priscilla Leonard.