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Berry was one of the leading patriotic women of Iowa. She held almost every local office and state office in the Woman’s Relief Corps, an auxiliary to the [[Grand Army of the Republic]]. She served this organization as the National President in 1909-1910, with a membership of 167,000. Later, she became a member of the committee on revision of national law and was president of “The Past Department President’s Association.” |
Berry was one of the leading patriotic women of Iowa. She held almost every local office and state office in the Woman’s Relief Corps, an auxiliary to the [[Grand Army of the Republic]]. She served this organization as the National President in 1909-1910, with a membership of 167,000. Later, she became a member of the committee on revision of national law and was president of “The Past Department President’s Association.” |
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She was a prominent factor in securing the passage of a law for the appointment of a woman factory inspector to better labor conditions. She contributed many articles to patriotic publications and promoted patriotic education in Iowa. |
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In religion, Berry was a Presbyterian; she was also a member of the Home Missionary and the Chapel Society connected with it. In politics, she was a Republican. Berry favored woman suffrage. {{cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=John William |title=Woman’s Who’s who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915 |date=1914 |publisher=American Commonwealth Company |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHUEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA97 |access-date=30 September 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}} |
In religion, Berry was a Presbyterian; she was also a member of the Home Missionary and the Chapel Society connected with it. In politics, she was a Republican. Berry favored woman suffrage. {{cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=John William |title=Woman’s Who’s who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915 |date=1914 |publisher=American Commonwealth Company |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHUEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA97 |access-date=30 September 2023 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}} |
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Jennie Iowa Berry (née Peet; also known as Mrs. John Alexander Berry; February 5, 1866 – 1951) was an American clubwoman. She served as the National President of the Woman’s Relief Corps.
Biography[edit]
Jennie Iowa Peet was born in Fairview, Iowa, February 5, 1866.[1] Her parents were Wilbur Riley and Sarah Ellen Gillilan Peet,[2] both of Revolutionary descent. Her mother was a native of West Virginia and her father was born in Iowa Territory.[1]
She was educated in the public schools and in the Epworth Seminary in Iowa.[1]
For seven years after graduating, she taught in the public schools.[1]
On July 7, 1887, at Troy Mills, Iowa, she married John Alexander Berry.[2][1]
Berry was one of the leading patriotic women of Iowa. She held almost every local office and state office in the Woman’s Relief Corps, an auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. She served this organization as the National President in 1909-1910, with a membership of 167,000. Later, she became a member of the committee on revision of national law and was president of “The Past Department President’s Association.”[1]
She was a charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution,[3] and served as regent of Ashley Chapter. She was for three years president of the Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club and was chair of several of its departments. She served the…