Elizabeth Preston Anderson

Elizabeth Preston Anderson (April 27, 1861 – November 30, 1954) was an American suffragist and temperance worker.

Anderson née Preston was born on April 27, 1861, in Decatur, Indiana.

She soon stopped taking the medicine and became an advocate of temperance, specifically warning students of the evils of alcohol.

Preston served as president of the North Dakota chapter of the WCTU for almost two decades.

[1] In 2020 a historical marker honoring her was placed at the court house in Valley City, North Dakota.