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Aurora H. C. Phelps (1839 – 4 January 1876) was an American land reformer, labor organizer and leader, and women's rights advocate.

Early life

She was born in Cortland, New York, to John and Aurilla Phelps, and grew up in Elmira where she became a Baptist.

She founded the Boston Working Women's League with Jennie Collins and Elizabeth L. Daniels.

References

1. Aurora Phelps. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. Vapnek, Lara (2010). "Staking Claims to Independence: Jennie Collins, Aurora Phelps, and the Boston Working Women's League, 1865–1877". In Hewitt, Nancy A. (ed.). No Permanent Waves: Recasting Histories of U.S. Feminism. Rutgers University Press. pp. 305–328. ISBN 9780813547251.

Further reading

• Marie Coady (2008). Woburn: Hidden Tales of a Tannery Town. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-62584-878-9.

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