Ellen Alida Rose was an American practical agriculturist and woman suffragist. She was one of the first and most active members of the Grange. Through Rose's efforts and the members of the National Grange Organization, the anti-option bill was passed. She was a prominent member of the Patrons of Industry, and by her lectures and publications did much to educate farmers in the reforms of the day, among which the advancement of women always interested her. Rose was an active worker in the National Woman Suffrage Association, and in 1888 was appointed District President of that organization.
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Defining ContributionHer efforts with the National Grange Organization helped pass the anti-option bill 1 In the Other Atlases
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(born June 17, 1843) was an
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was an American practical agriculturist and
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Through Rose's efforts and the members of the National Grange Organization, the anti-option bill was passed.
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