Beckwith, Emma
reformer, was born Dec. 4, 1849, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She received her education in the public schools of Toledo, Ohio, and was the first woman going into business life in lower New York, at 66 Nassau street. She was nominated for mayor of Brooklyn, made a genuine canvass, and obtained a large vote. She is an earnest advocate of woman suffrage, and has entered the regular lecture field, in which she has attained eminent success.
She has also been foremost in all charitable works and philanthropic movements.