Caroline bartlett crane biography of abraham

Caroline Bartlett Crane (August 17, – March 24, ) was an American Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist.

She was known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve urban sanitation.^[1][2]

Family and education

Caroline Julia Bartlett was born in Hudson, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lorenzo Dow Barlett and Julia A.

(Brown) Bartlett.^[3] She studied at Carthage College, graduating in ^[3]

In , she married Augustus Warren Crane, a doctor and pioneer of X-ray research.^{[citation needed]}

Career

After being a teacher for four years, Crane turned to journalism in , working for three years at the Minneapolis Tribune and later as city editor for the Oshkosh Daily Morning Times.^[3]

In she was ordained and became pastor of a Unitarian church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.^[3] After three years, her success in that post led to her accepting the