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College at its commencement in June 1926. Those who conferred this degree felt that it had been merited because of George's activities along legislative lines and also because she was an expert parliamentarian. By virtue of her
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WCTU in 1904. While serving in this role for a year, soon after her return from her lecture tours, she was elected
Pennsylvania State president in 1907, holding both offices for one year. The 20,000 mark was passed by the time of the 1908 annual state convention, nearly 3,000 new members since the
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Moorhead School, Pittsburgh, from 1870 to 1897. In the latter year, she married Henry Hosick George (1833-1914), a minister and educator. He had been the field secretary of the National Reform Association, and in 1872, became president of
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Harrisburg, was named the "Ella M. George" House.
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Pittsburgh. She was educated in the common schools of Pittsburgh, Central High School, Curry Normal School, later taking a course at the Newell Institute.
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