Mary Helen Peck Crane
Mary Helen Peck Crane | |
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Photo in A Woman of the Century | |
| Born | Mary Helen Peck April 10, 1827 |
| Died | December 7, 1891 (aged 64) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Church and temperance worker; writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | |
| Literary movement | temperance |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 14, including Stephen Crane, William Howe Crane |
| Parents | George Peck |
| Relatives | Jesse Truesdell Peck (uncle) |
Mary Helen Peck Crane (née, Peck; April 10, 1827 – December 7, 1891) was a 19th-century American church and temperance activist, as well as a writer. She served as the State superintendent of press for New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She was the mother of the writer, Stephen Crane.