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Women’s-rights pioneer Lester’s remains return home 138 years after her death

From Times of India · () English

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  • Lisle Lester died penniless in New York in 1888 at age 50, and her cremated remains remained unclaimed for 138 years.
  • Local women and the Fond du Lac Soroptimists helped arrange the return of her remains to her hometown.
  • Lester, who worked as a journalist, publisher, actress and women’s-rights advocate, will be buried in Fond du Lac.

Lisle Lester’s remains have finally returned to Fond du Lac, 138 years after her death. The journalist, publisher, actress and women’s-rights advocate died penniless in New York in 1888 at the age of 50.

Her cremated remains stayed unclaimed for more than a century. Efforts by local women and the Fond du Lac Soroptimists eventually brought them back to her hometown for burial.

Lester’s return closes a long separation from the community where her life began, restoring a local figure remembered for her work in journalism, publishing, acting and women’s rights.

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