Deborah Knox Livingston

Deborah King Knox was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1874/76. Her parents were James and Helen (Reid) Knox. Deborah had two older brothers, James V. and Thomas J. At the age of ten, she left Scotland with her parents, and the family settled in the U.S. She was educated in the public schools of Glasgow and of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She graduated from St. Xavier's Academy, Providence, Rhode Island, 1892, and from the New York Missionary Training School (now, Alliance University, 1895. She became interested in temperance at an early age, having joined a Band of Hope at the age of six. ==Career==

At the age of 18, she joined the WCTU, and a year later, became president of the local Pawtucket union. Afterward, she was elected president of the First district WCTU of Rhode Island. In 1920, Livingston was a delegate to the World's WCTU Convention in London, and at that time, made a survey of women in industry in the British Isles and the Continental countries. In that year, she became Superintendent of the Department of Citizenship for the World's WCTU. In Durban, 1,100 Zulu men came to hear her speak. Her strong, sane, thought-compelling messages gave a remarkable impetus to the anti-alcohol movement in South Africa. In the same year, she was made Director of Suffrage for the World's WCTU. Livingston was a member of the executive committee of the WLAA and was a delegate to various International Congresses of the League. In addition, for many years, she was closely associated with the Federation of Women's Clubs and League of Women Voters, often speaking for these organizations. In addition to Livingston's Studies in Government, she wrote short treatises on a number of subjects, including: "Politics and Public Health", "Politics and Public Education", "Politics and Public Charities", and a "Brief Course in Civics for Busy Women". ==Personal life==

The Livingston's had one child, a son, David (b. 1907). ==Selected works==

Textbooks • Studies in Government (1921; 2nd edition, 1934) Treatises • "Politics and Public Health" • "Politics and Public Education" • "Politics and Public Charities" • "Brief Course in Civics for Busy Women" Articles • "Why Maine Women Need the Suffrage" ==Notes==