WILLARD, Frances Elizabeth, reformer, born in Churchville, New York, 28 September, 1839. She was graduated at Northwestern female college, Evanston, Illinois, in 1859, became professor of natural science there in 1862, and was principal of Genesee Wesleyan seminary in 1866-'7. The following two years she spent in foreign travel, giving a part of the time to study in Paris, and contributing to periodicals. In 1871-'4 she was professor of aesthetics in Northwestern university and dean of the Woman's college, where she developed her system of self-government, which has been adopted by other educators. Miss Willard left her profession in 1874 to identify herself with the Woman's Christian temperance union, serving as corresponding secretary of the National organization till 1879, and since that date as president. As secretary she organized the Home protection movement, and sent an appeal from nearly 200,000 people to the legislature of Illinois asking for the temperance ballot for women. On the death of her brother, Oliver A. Willard, in 1879, she succeeded him as editor of the Chicago "Evening Post." Since 1882 she has been a member of the executive committee of the Prohibition party. In 1886 she accepted the leadership of the White Cross movement in her own unions, which has obtained through her influence enactments in twelve states for the protection of women. In 1.888 she was made president of the American branch of the International council of women, and of the World's Christian temperance union, which she had founded five years before. Besides many pamphlets and contributions to magazines and the press, Miss Willard has published "Nineteen Beautiful Years," a tribute to her sister (New York, 1863);" Woman and Temper-ante" (Chicago, 1883); "How to Win" (New York, 1886); and "Woman in the Pulpit " (Boston, 1888).