Josephine Cushman Bateham

Josephine Cushman Bateham (née Josephine Abiah Penfield; after first marriage, Cushman, after second marriage, Bateham; pen name, Mrs. J. C. Bateham; November 1, 1829 – March 15, 1901) was an American social reformer, editor, and writer in the temperance movement. The Sabbath Observance Department of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was organized at the St. Louis (National) Convention in 1884, and Bateham, then of Painesville, Ohio, was appointed its first Superintendent, continuing in charge of the Department until compelled by failing health to resign in 1896. In addition, Bateham was a supporter of social reform for women.

Josephine Cushman Bateham
BornJosephine Abiah Penfield
November 1, 1829
Alden, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 1901 (aged 71)
Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placePainesville, Ohio, U.S.
Pen nameMrs. J. C. Bateham
Occupation
  • social reformer
  • editor
  • writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOberlin College
Subjecttemperance
Spouse
  • Richard S. Cushman
    (m. 1848; died 1849)
  • Michael Boyd Bateham
    (m. 1850; died 1880)
Children
  • Anson
  • Minerva
  • Josephine
  • Lizzie
  • Sarah
  • Henry
  • Charles
Parents
  • Anson and Minerva (Dayton) Penfield
  • Henry Cowles (step-father)
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