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Commissioner George Scott Railton and seven Lassies "invaded" New York in 1880 to launch the first work of The Salvation Army in the United States
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Evangeline Booth, dynamic daughter of William and Catherine, served as Commander of The Salvation Army in the United States, 1904 - 33, and was elected first woman General in 1934
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Co-founder of The Salvation Army, fighter for women's rights, and moral crusader, the wife of William booth became one of the most influential women in modern religious history
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William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, turned the world's attention to the plight of the poor and changed the direction of Christainity
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