“ Esther was the second child in a family of eight, and her early days were full of cares and work. She received a liberal education, and studied her Greek and Latin while busy with the work of the home. In childhood she became a believer in woman's rights. ”

“ She was married at an early age. She has one living child. One other died in childhood. Her son, Frank, was the publisher of the " Woman's Magazine," commenced in Louisville, Ky., in 1877, and continued in Brattleboro, Vt.. until 1890. Mrs Housh did all the editorial work on that periodical. She became prominent in temperance work. In 1883 she was sent from Brattleboro as a delegate to the State convention in West Randolph. She was invited to attend the national convention in Detroit, Mich., and there she was elected national press superintendent of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. ”