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Juliette Montague Lord | |
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| Born | Juliette Cooke Montague September 1844 |
| Resting place | Salem, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Etta |
| Organization(s) | Oregon Women's Flax and Hemp Fiber Association |
| Spouse | William Paine Lord |
| Children | Montague Lord William Paine Lord, Jr. Elizabeth Lord |
Early Life
[edit]Juliette Montague, who went by Etta, was born in Lennox, Massachusetts in September 1844 to Harriett Montague (nee Blodgett) and Charles Montague. She was the second of eight children born to Charles.[1] At age 12 moved to Baltimore, Maryland to live with her aunt and uncle.[2][3] In 1880 she traveled west to Salem, Oregon with her new husband, William Paine Lord.[2] They were married on January 14, 1880. (cite) They had three children: Montague Lord (born 1881), William "Willie" Paine Lord, Jr. (born 1884), and Elizabeth "Bessie" Lord (born 1886 or 1887). (My source is notes at OHS - find birth certs or records???)
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Career
[edit]Lord was known by some as the "Flax Mother of Oregon" because she was a significant champion of the industry in Oregon[4][5][6] She was a founding member of the Oregon Women's Flax and Hemp Fiber Association, (cite) which was filed with the Secretary of State on March 17, 1897.[7] It grew out of the xxx Women's something org. (cite)
Women's Flax Fibre Association[7]
Political activism
Impact
[edit]Flax industry in Oregon
Selected Publications
[edit]Mrs. W. P. Lord, "Culture of Flax," unknown publication, unknown date, found in "Agriculture--Flax" Vertical File, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Mrs. W. P. Lord, "Flax Fiber Industry," The Oregonian (Salem, OR), April 8, 1897.
Mrs. W. P. Lord, "The Oregon Women's Flax Industry," in The Souvenir of Western Women, ed. Mary Osborn Douthit (Portland, OR: Anderson & Duniway Company, 1905), 128-130.
Mrs. W. P. Lord, "Flax as a Crop," in The Resources of the State of Oregon, ed. Oregon State Board of Agriculture (Salem, OR: W. H. Leeds, State Printer, 1898), 59-60.
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, John Montague; Taft, Henry W.; Montague, Abbie T. (1899). 1673-1899 History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts. Greenfield, MA: Press of E. A. Hall & Co. p. 468.
- ^ a b "Juliet (Montague) Lord". Oregon Pioneer Obituaries. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ "Mrs. Lord Funeral Set". The Oregonian. July 7, 1924.
- ^ Hoskins, Nancy. "Flax and Linen Industry of Oregon". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Steve M. (Summer 1994). "Flax and Linen: An Uncertain Oregon Industry". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 95 (2): 150–175. JSTOR 20614577 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Wrenn, Sara (November 17, 1946). "Flax and the Women of Oregon". The Oregonian.
- ^ a b State of Oregon (1899). Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Oregon. Salem, Oregon: W. H. Leeds, State Printer. pp. 96, 110. hdl:2027/uiug.30112118318630.