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Today is my great-great grandmother’s 44th birthday

by HML

Emmeline B. Wells Emmeline B. Wells (February 29, 1828 — April 25, 1921) was the fifth General Relief Society President from 1910 until her death, the chief editor of the Woman’s Exponent newspaper from 1877-1914, a poet, an early advocate for women’s rights, and a mother of five daughters.
Explore the links below to learn more about the life and accomplishments of this great and formidable lady:

From Twilight Reveries, originally published in the Woman's Exponent, 1876.

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5 Responses to “Today is my great-great grandmother’s 44th birthday”

  1. Hå
    February 29th, 2008 00:30
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    Who did the research for the Women of the West Museum?! They got several things wrong. Grandma Wells’ baby boy died before he was one year old and well before she left for Utah. And the misidentified photo is just too much. She is turning in her grave.

    Hå

  2. HML
    February 29th, 2008 00:36
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    I wouldn’t put it past her to haunt that part of the museum …

  3. Hå
    February 29th, 2008 11:55
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    Here’s a short version of Papa’s funny story about Grandma Wells. Before your grandparents got married your grandmother used to go to visit her grandmother frequently and read to her. Grandma Wells lived in an apartment in downtown Salt Lake City at that time. Your grandfather would come down from Logan to see his sweetheart and then drive her to and/or from her home to the apartment. On one occasion there was a parade or something going on in the downtown area and a policeman stopped the car to tell your grandfather that he could not drive down that way. Grandma Wells who was in the back seat pulled herself up to her 4′ nothing height and said “Tush. Drive on!” [As far as we know he drove on.]

    A formidable woman indeed.

    Hå

  4. Cailean
    March 2nd, 2008 21:22
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    Wow what fascinating heritage! That is so wonderful! Am I wrong or did you once put that tree poem in our ward bulletin once? I remember it for some reason. :)

  5. HML
    March 2nd, 2008 22:13
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    Cailean, you’re very close. :) Once I quoted a verse from Emmeline B. Wells’ hymn Our Mountain Home So Dear (#33), and I regularly used the beautiful prints (similar to this one) from the Hanga Gallery. But I only found this poem while writing the blog post; it’s included in a commemorative Relief Society Centennial anthology from 1835-1942.

    I’m impressed that you remembered my bulletin covers! I miss designing them; that’s been my favorite calling so far.