Eleanor Florence Baldwin (1854-1928) was a Progressive Era radical journalist who wrote newspaper columns, treatises, and gave pro-suffrage speeches in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Baldwin was an advocate for labor rights and women's rights, a “critic of finance capitalism with an abolitionist heritage” who denounced the Catholic Church and once wrote an article for the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan, The Western American. [2]
Early life and family
Baldwin was born April 7, 1854, in Naugatuck, Connecticut, to a New England Methodist circuit preacher and abolitionist. [1] [2] [3] Her mother's maiden name was Willard. [3] She had a brother named Henry who held similar radical views to her own, supporting both the Greenback and Populist parties. [2]
Most of Baldwin's childhood was spent in the Northeastern United States in Provincetown, Cape Cod, and Boston. [4] She moved to Portland, Oregon sometime around 1905. [1]
Community involvement
Baldwin was a member of the Women's Press Club until 1928. [1] [4] She gave several lectures on social issues in Portland, Oregon. She spoke on “State Capitalism or Socialism: Which?," reviewed “The Food Gamblers,” a motion picture play, and rebutted via speech the “assumption that only men are fit for affairs of government” to an audience of suffragettes in Portland, Oregon. [4] [5] [6]
Professional life
Baldwin spent more of her life writing about “wage slaves,” or those who are totally dependent on employment income. [4] She visited the Women's Political Study League August 5, 1916, and spoke on “The Development of Women Through Organization.” [7] She was on staff of the Portland Telegram for several years writing daily columns for the editorial page “A Woman’s Point of View,” between 1906 and 1909. [2] [4] Her column was removed in 1909 after she advocated for a white woman's right to marry a Japanese man. [1] Baldwin also wrote several short stories and a book called Money Talks, about the function and value of money; it defined money as being a “social force” that belonged to society and when used as intended would “enable workers to consume what they needed.” [1] [4] [8] She was invited to move to New York to take up a writing job with Arthur Brisbane, a well-known American newspaper editor and real estate developer, but declined as she wanted to stay in the Pacific Northwest. [4]
Legacy and death
Baldwin was known for her work on women's suffrage and other social feminist issues, as well as for “linking crass materialism with male power and corruption.” [2] She used her newspaper column for women to address issues of capitalism and progressive populist and reform movements. [1] [2] She advocated for women in the workplace, encouraging those who were finding their way in a male-dominated field. [1] She also was an activist for civil rights, defending people of color while condemning police brutality. [1]
Eleanor died at the age of 74 of carcinoma in her left breast on December 26, 1928. [3] Funeral services were held at her residence by a pastor of the First Divine Science Church in Tacoma, Reverend Henry Victor Morgan. [4] She is buried in River View Cemetery in SW Portland, Oregon. [1]
External links
- Lawrence M. Lipin. Eleanor Baldwin and the Woman’s Point of View: New Thought Radicalism in Portland’s Progressive Era, Oregon State University Press, 2017
- Eleanor F. Baldwin papers, 1909-1927, Oregon Historical Society
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eleanor Baldwin (1854-1928)". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g Horowitz, David (July 1, 2019). "Eleanor Baldwin and the woman's point of view: new thought radicalism in Portland's Progressive Era". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 120: 230–231.
- ^ a b c "Eleanore Florence Baldwin (1854-1928) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Eleanor F. Baldwin Obituary". The Oregonian. December 30, 1928.
- ^ "The Oregon Daily Journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 07, 1917, Page 8, Image 8 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 05, 1912, Page 15, Image 13 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 06, 1916, Section One, Page 13, Image 13 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The Western American. (Astoria, Or.) 1922-19??, May 10, 1923, Page Page Four, Image 4 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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Eleanor Florence Baldwin (1854-1928) was a Progressive Era radical journalist who wrote newspaper columns, treatises, and gave pro-suffrage speeches in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Baldwin was an advocate for labor rights and women's rights, a “critic of finance capitalism with an abolitionist heritage” who denounced the Catholic Church and once wrote an article for the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan, The Western American. [2]
Early life and family
Baldwin was born April 7, 1854, in Naugatuck, Connecticut, to a New England Methodist circuit preacher and abolitionist. [1] [2] [3] Her mother's maiden name was Willard. [3] She had a brother named Henry who held similar radical views to her own, supporting both the Greenback and Populist parties. [2]
Most of Baldwin's childhood was spent in the Northeastern United States in Provincetown, Cape Cod, and Boston. [4] She moved to Portland, Oregon sometime around 1905. [1]
Community involvement
Baldwin was a member of the Women's Press Club until 1928. [1] [4] She gave several lectures on social issues in Portland, Oregon. She spoke on “State Capitalism or Socialism: Which?," reviewed “The Food Gamblers,” a motion picture play, and rebutted via speech the “assumption that only men are fit for affairs of government” to an audience of suffragettes in Portland, Oregon. [4] [5] [6]
Professional life
Baldwin spent more of her life writing about “wage slaves,” or those who are totally dependent on employment income. [4] She visited the Women's Political Study League August 5, 1916, and spoke on “The Development of Women Through Organization.” [7] She was on staff of the Portland Telegram for several years writing daily columns for the editorial page “A Woman’s Point of View,” between 1906 and 1909. [2] [4] Her column was removed in 1909 after she advocated for a white woman's right to marry a Japanese man. [1] Baldwin also wrote several short stories and a book called Money Talks, about the function and value of money; it defined money as being a “social force” that belonged to society and when used as intended would “enable workers to consume what they needed.” [1] [4] [8] She was invited to move to New York to take up a writing job with Arthur Brisbane, a well-known American newspaper editor and real estate developer, but declined as she wanted to stay in the Pacific Northwest. [4]
Legacy and death
Baldwin was known for her work on women's suffrage and other social feminist issues, as well as for “linking crass materialism with male power and corruption.” [2] She used her newspaper column for women to address issues of capitalism and progressive populist and reform movements. [1] [2] She advocated for women in the workplace, encouraging those who were finding their way in a male-dominated field. [1] She also was an activist for civil rights, defending people of color while condemning police brutality. [1]
Eleanor died at the age of 74 of carcinoma in her left breast on December 26, 1928. [3] Funeral services were held at her residence by a pastor of the First Divine Science Church in Tacoma, Reverend Henry Victor Morgan. [4] She is buried in River View Cemetery in SW Portland, Oregon. [1]
External links
- Lawrence M. Lipin. Eleanor Baldwin and the Woman’s Point of View: New Thought Radicalism in Portland’s Progressive Era, Oregon State University Press, 2017
- Eleanor F. Baldwin papers, 1909-1927, Oregon Historical Society
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eleanor Baldwin (1854-1928)". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g Horowitz, David (July 1, 2019). "Eleanor Baldwin and the woman's point of view: new thought radicalism in Portland's Progressive Era". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 120: 230–231.
- ^ a b c "Eleanore Florence Baldwin (1854-1928) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Eleanor F. Baldwin Obituary". The Oregonian. December 30, 1928.
- ^ "The Oregon Daily Journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 07, 1917, Page 8, Image 8 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 05, 1912, Page 15, Image 13 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 06, 1916, Section One, Page 13, Image 13 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "The Western American. (Astoria, Or.) 1922-19??, May 10, 1923, Page Page Four, Image 4 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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