HOLMES, Mrs. Mary Emma

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Mary Emma Smith Holmes was born on a farm near Peoria, Illinois on August 3, 1839.  

A dedicated reformer, she was a member of the Equal Suffrage Association, and the National American Woman Suffrage Association.  In addition, Mary Emma was a leader of the Illinois Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

On May 18, 1937, just a week after she received the title of "mother" of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs because she was the oldest living member, Mary Emma passed away at age ninety-seven.  She was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.

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