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While her A Woman of the Century profile heading lists Ella as a temperance reformer, she was involved in many activities and causes.  

Just as she had worked with her husband's business when she lived in Meriden, Ella became associate editor of her husband's periodical, New England Home, when they settled in Hartford.  She utilized her editorial experience in 1899 when she became editor of Talks and Tales, ""a monthly magazine composed as to text and type entirely by the blind"" (Evening Star, December 28, 1899).

An education advocate, Ella wrote to Woman's Journal in 1896 about the many Connecticut women involved on educational boards in the state.

Also a supporter of women's rights, she was an active member of the Equal Rights Association and was corresponding secretary of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association.  In 1896 and 1897, she was very involved with the movement by the Equal Rights Association to erect a statue in Hartford in honor of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Her work for the temperance cause involved being a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and a leader of the Prohibition Party in Meriden, New Haven, and Hartford.  She spoke about temperance at the 1907 New Haven County W.C.T.U. meeting and about ""Women As Citizens"" at the 1922 meeting. In addition, she was Superintendent of the Demorest Medal Contests.

Ella combined her interests in women's rights and temperance by speaking on 'How to Use the Ballot"" at the W.C.T. U. Institute in June, 1916.  The Norwich Bulletin reported: ""[s]he gave a most interesting talk, citing instances to show the way it has been used for good in many places.""
 
She also joined with women of her Unitarian faith, being a member of the Connecticut Valley Associate Alliance of Unitarian Women and speaking at its 1922 conference.

As Ella's A Woman of the Century profile notes, ""She is a woman of active habits and strong character, and she makes her influence felt in any cause that enlists her sympathies"" (434).",,,,,"McMaster, MaryKate",,,,,,,"POINT(-7866030.075983 5154666.3076791)|POINT(-8103281.654283 5088617.0454212)|POINT(-8091051.729759 5122860.8340882)|7|-8022051.7854699|5163817.9436292|osm Ella Bagnell Kendrick was born in Plymouth, MA on May 24, 1849. She later lived in Meriden, CT and Hartford, CT",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The Bridgeport evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.), October 17, 1913, FIRST SECTION, Page 11, Image 11^^Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.), April 28, 1916, Page 9, Image 9^^Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.), October 16, 1919, Page 2, Image 2^^The Bridgeport evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.), October 22, 1909, Image 1^^The Daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), December 04, 1907, Page 2, Image 2^^Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.), October 17, 1914, Page 13, Image 13^^The Daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), March 02, 1897, Page 3, Image 3^^The Daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), October 31, 1895, Page 3, Image 3^^Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), December 28, 1899, Page 12, Image 12^^Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.), October 17, 1922, Image 10^^The Daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), April 21, 1896, Page 6, Image 6^^The Daily morning journal and courier. (New Haven, Conn.), November 14, 1903, Part 2, Image 9^^Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.), June 02, 1916, Page 5, Image 5^^Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.), June 08, 1916, Page 2, Image 2^^Talks and Tales.  A Magazine.  Published by the Conn. Institute and Industrial Home for the Blind, Nos. 334 and 336 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford, Conn.  Edited by Mrs. Ella B. Kendrick.  [Hartford:] Press of the Conn. Institute and Industrial Home for the Blind, 1902-1903.",,,"May 24, 1849",Plymouth,,"Business woman^^Editor^^Political activist^^Temperance reformer^^Suffragist",,"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^","temperance reformer"," ",,"KENDRICK, Mrs. Ella Bagnell ",,1841-1850,Female,American,,,,Unitarian,,MA,Married,21,Yes,,1849,"Plymouth High School",,,"Plymouth, MA; Meriden, CT; Hartford, CT","Barnes, Elizabeth D,^^Burr, Frances Ellen^^Fuller, Cynthia N.^^Hooker, Isabella Beecher, 1822-1907^^ Kendrick, Henry H.^^Rogers, Mary J.",,"Business/Banking^^Education^^Politics/Government^^Public Speaking^^Reform^^Science/Inventions^^Temperance^^Women's Rights^^Writing/Publishing",,,,,,"433-434",,,,"Plymouth, MA^^Meriden, CT^^Hartford, CT",,"Woman's Christian Temperance Union^^Meriden Prohibition Club^^Meriden Scientific Association^^New Haven Prohibition Club^^Hartford Prohibition Club^^Prohibition Party (CT)^^Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association^^Connecticut Valley Associate Alliance of Unitarian Women^^Woman's Christian Temperance Union (New Haven County, CT)^^Equal Rights Association (Hartford, CT)^^Connecticut Institute and Industrial Home for the Blind","New England Home","NEW ENGLAND HOME^^TALKS AND TALES",,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,"Bagnell, Ella",,,,"1841-1850,1849,Business/Banking,businesswoman,Connecticut Institute and Industrial Home for the Blind,Connecticut Valley Associate Alliance of Unitarian Women,Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association,editor,Education,Ella Bagnell Kendrick,Equal Rights Association,Hartford,Hartford Prohibition Club,Isabella Beecher Hooker,lecturer,MA,Meriden,Meriden Prohibition Club,Meriden Scientific Association,New England Home,New Haven Prohibition Club,Plymouth,Politics/Government,Prohibition Party (CT),Public Speaking,Science/Inventions,suffrage,Temperance,temperance reformer,Unitarian,woman suffragist,Woman's Christian Temperance Union,Women's Rights,Writing/Publishing","https://marykatemcmaster.org/WOC/files/original/bda8508d3d27f30417a8482cfde27ff5.jpg,https://marykatemcmaster.org/WOC/files/original/b2e5aac535d433c0129203efab87b549.jpg",Person,"A Woman of the Century  Women",1,0