Times of India

Women's rights pioneer Lisle Lester's ashes return home after 138 years

Women's rights pioneer Lisle Lester's ashes return home after 138 yearsWorldPing

Lisle Lester, a journalist, publisher, actress and women’s-rights advocate from Fond du Lac, died penniless in New York in 1888 at age 50. Her cremated remains remained unclaimed for 138 years.

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