Aurora Phelps Explained

Aurora H. C. Phelps (1839 – 4 January 1876) was an American land reformer, labor organizer and leader, and women's rights advocate.^[1]

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.^[2]

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Book: American National Biography. Aurora Phelps.
2. Book: Vapnek . Lara . Staking Claims to Independence: Jennie Collins, Aurora Phelps, and the Boston Working Women's League, 1865–1877 . Hewitt . Nancy A. . No Permanent Waves: Recasting Histories of U.S. Feminism . . 2010 . 9780813547251 . 305–328 .