Notable people · Reformer
Eliza Jane Thompson
Born in Hillsboro, daughter of Governor Allen Trimble, 'Mother Thompson' led women in saloon-visiting prayer bands after a December 23, 1873 lecture, starting the Women's Crusade that spread to other states and led to the WCTU.
At a glance
- Born
- 1816-08-24
- Died
- 1905-11-03
- Known as
- Reformer
- Organizations
- WCTU (precursor movement)
Life story
Eliza Trimble was born in Hillsboro, daughter of future Governor Allen Trimble, and married James Henry Thompson.
On 23 December 1873, after a lecture by Diocletian Lewis, Hillsboro women began visiting saloons to sing and pray. Thompson led them, and the idea spread to 23 states.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union grew in part out of this crusade. She wrote about it in 1906.
She died in Hillsboro and is buried in the town cemetery.
Timeline
What Eliza is known for
- Women's Crusade, Hillsboro, December 1873
- Hillsboro Crusade Sketches and Family Records (1906)
Honors and things named for them
- Known as 'Mother Thompson'
- Credited as a founder of the Women's Crusade behind the WCTU
Family
- father: Allen Trimble
- spouse: James Henry Thompson
Places in Ohio to see
- Hillsboro Cemetery (grave) (grave)
Hillsboro, Highland County Hillsboro · Highland County · official page
Ohio places
Where Eliza Jane Thompson was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Hillsboro, Highland County ZIP 45133 · Hillsboro · Highland County
- Lived: Hillsboro, Highland County ZIP 45133 · Hillsboro · Highland County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Eliza Thompson dates, Hillsboro, Crusade