Carolyn Merick (1825-1908) was described by Frances Willard of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) as a 'lady who can make the WCTU a success, even in the volatile city of Mardi Gras." After a ten-year term as president of her local WCTU chapter, Merrick became president of the National WCTU in 1882. Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (1839-1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women suffragist. ... The Womans Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest continuing non-sectarian womens organization in the US and worldwide. ... Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called Shrove Tuesday. It is the final day of Carnival (pronounced CAR-nuh-vul in English; car-nee-VAHL in most Romance languages). ...
Editor's Note: In our June issue we featured the first installment of Diaper Patterns by Kandace Merrick of Oceanside, New York.
We are pleased to give the final installment in this issue.
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