Mary Sumner
(31 December 1828—11 August 1921)
was the founder of the Mothers' Union , a worldwide Anglican women's organisation.
In 1876 Mary Sumner, a clergyman’s wife living in nearby Old Alresford, became concerned about how local mothers related their Christian faith to family life. Wanting to encourage them she founded a small group called the Mothers’ Union. She lived to see it become a worldwide organisation, now with millions of members.
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| Mary Sumner House, Mother's Union headquarters, Tufton Street, London |
Sumner died on 11 August 1921 at the age of 92, and is buried with her husband, who had died 12 years before, in the grounds of
Winchester Cathedral .
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