Helen M. Gerrells Stoddard (July 27, 1850 – December 31, 1940) was an American educator, temperance activist, suffragist, and politician, active in both Texas and California.

[3] She taught in Fort Worth,[4] but resigned her teaching post to become president of the Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union, leading the group from 1891 to 1907.

[5][6][7] From this position of leadership, she lobbied for "scientific temperance" to be taught in Texas schools, for the prohibition of cigarette sales to minors, against gambling and cocaine, for food inspections, for raising the age of consent, and against child labor.

[1] As president of the California Woman's Christian Temperance Union, she also supported blue laws, and spoke against jazz and "immorality in dress.

"[17] She represented the California WCTU at the Congress Against Alcoholism, held in 1920 in Washington, D.C.[2][4] Gerrells married Shepard D. Stoddard.