For several years, she was National Superintendent of the Flower Mission Department of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
[2] When about eleven years of age, her parents moved to Normal, Illinois, for the purpose of educating their children.
[3] She received her education in the public schools and Normal university, afterwards taking a course at Mills College, Oakland, California.
Returning to her native state, she took up and completed a course in music in the Illinois Wesleyan University, and was an accomplished musician.
She espoused with enthusiasm the work of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific circle and completed a four years‘ course in that university, graduating in the class of 1886.
For several years she was National Superintendent of the Flower Mission Department of the WCTU, which was founded by Jennie Casseday.
[7] She at once transferred her membership to the Methodist Episcopal Church, where, with such intelligence and consecration as she possessed, she could not fail to be a helpmate in the ministry.
The remains were cremated in accordance with the wish of the deceased, and taken to Riverside, California, and interred in the family lot in Olivewood Memorial Park.