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Show ll9nor ta a Utah Woman. The Times has been shown the prospectus pros-pectus of a valuable book to be published pub-lished in the near future by Charles Wells Moulton and edited by Miss F'rances Willard aud Mrs. Jenuie C. Croly. It U entitled "A Woman of the Cen-tury," Cen-tury," aud among the illustrious names are those of Mrs. Harrison, Miss Cleveland. Cleve-land. Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Logan, Miss Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Liver-more, Liver-more, Mrs. Bennett, Miss Dodge, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Miss Emma Thursby, Miss Louise Cary, Mary Anderson, and a host of others famed in art, literature lit-erature science and philanthrophy. All women noteworthy in church, at tho bar, in literature, music, art, the drama. or in social and political reform, or in commerce and philanthrophy. Iu brief it includes the names of every woman in every branch of woman's activity worthy of note who is identified with American progress and civilization. It is pleasing to know that Utah will be represented among the illustrious ones iu the name of Mrs. Jennie Anderson Ander-son Froiseth. She has been solicited by the publishers to allow a brief sketch of her life and work to appear in its pages and it is hoped that she will consent. It is eminently fitting that her name should appear as it has been ideutilied with most of the great organizations organ-izations which have for their object the advancement of tho hutuan race. All Salt Lake people are aware of the great work done by her in the early days of the city against polygamy. Surely tho grand courage of her convictions is worthy a place on the roll of honor of the distinguished women of America. The sketch of Mrs. Froiseth's life will either.be written by her life-long friend, Miss Frances Willard or Mrs. Julia Wurd Howe. Mrs. Froiseth has a pressing Invitation Invita-tion to meet Mrs. Howe the comiug summer at her Newport villa, where I in all probability the sketch will be j written. |