Ella A. Boole Quotes


We must protect the coming generation by teaching the present one the effects of the habits of smoking on the unborn.


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Ella Alexander Boole, 1858-*, President, New York State Women's Christian Temperance Union, Quoted in New York Times, February 29, 1920

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Ella A. Boole
Ella A. Boole
  • Born: July 26, 1858
  • Died: March 13, 1952
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  • Profession: Social Reformer

Ella Alexander Boole was an American temperance leader and social reformer. She served as head of the world's Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) from 1931 to 1947, after serving as head of the United States' national WCTU.