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Emily Bissell
Emily Perkins Bissell was an American social worker and activist, best remembered for introducing Christmas Seals to the United States. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she made a name for herself at a young age as the founder of that city's first public kindergarten and for her efforts to introduce child labor laws in that state. In 1883, she founded an organization, now known as the West End Neighborhood House that originally provided social services to Wilmington's immigrant Irish and German families. Bissell wrote under the pseudonym Priscilla Leonard.
BornMay 31, 1861, Wilmington, Delaware
DiedMarch 8, 1948
Pen namePriscilla Leonard
OccupationWriter and charitable worker
LanguageEnglish
NationalityUnited States

About Emily Bissell

Activist Emily Bissell was born in Delaware, United States on May 31, 1861. She dies at the age of 86, on , 1948.

Christmas Seals were presented to the US Postal Service and the American public by a Delaware-born children's rights activist and social worker.

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Emily Bissell before becoming famous

Emily Bissell was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1861 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She popularized Christmas Seals in order to raise donations for the tuberculosis fight.

Achievement of Emily Bissell

Despite her pro-children advocacy, she aligned herself with anti-suffragists, thinking that men should have exclusive voting rights.

Emily Bissell's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Her hometown is Wilmington, Delaware, where she was born and raised. She went on to build the city's first public kindergarten.

Emily Bissell Collabed with

She and Activist Craig Kielburger, a Canadian activist, both worked for the rights of children.

Emily Bissell Income & Net worth

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Emily Bissell Height and Weight

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Latest information about Emily Bissell updated on March 11 2023.