Cordelia Throop Cole, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Cordelia Throop Cole

American social reformer, writer, managing editor

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1833

Date of Death: 01-May-1900

Profession: writer, managing editor, social reformer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Cordelia Throop Cole (November 17, 1833 – April 29, 1900) was an American social reformer, who lectured, wrote, and edited on behalf the temperance crusade and social purity movement.
She made valuable contributions with her writing to the work of temperance and social purity, and frequently addressed large audiences on these subjects.
She took a most conspicuous part in the temperance crusade of her state, riding many miles on her lecture trips, and sometimes holding three or four meetings at different locations within a day.
In 1885, she was made the Iowa superintendent of the "White Shield and White Cross" work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
She was one of the managing editors of the Dial of Progress of Mount Pleasant.