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Daisy Douglas Barr (September 2, 1875 – April 3, 1938) [1] was Imperial Empress (leader) of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) in the early 1920s and an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
Sep 28, 2015 · One especially complicated Hoosier woman was Daisy Douglass Barr. In the mid-1920’s, Barr — a Quaker minister and touring evangelist since the age of 16 — served as the Imperial Empress of the Queens of the Golden Mask, the women’s auxiliary of the powerful Indiana Klan.
Daisy Douglass Barr served as the Imperial Empress of the Queens of the Golden Mask, the women’s auxiliary of the powerful Indiana Klan. The queen bee later morphed into the head of the state’s WKKK (Women of the Ku Klux Klan).
A woman in a man's world, Daisy Douglas Barr consistently allied herself with the rich and powerful: Frank C. Ball, Joseph Goddard, Milford H. Lyon, Warren T. McCray, David C. Stephen son, Hiram Wesley Evans.
Note: Daisy Douglas Barr (1875-1938) was a popular preacher in Indiana Yearly Meeting. She served as pastor for at least six different Friends meetings/churches there. She was also a key figure in the statewide women’s Ku Klux Klan group, and a Vice-Chairmam [sic] of the state Republican party.
A gifted Indiana Quaker minister, Daisy Douglas Barr, began to preach at evangelical revivals; this attracted many to join her current meeting in Muncie, especially women. She became a passionate advocate for temperance and set up a home for prostitutes.
Oct 14, 2020 · Daisy Douglas Barr, who led the WKKK in Indiana and seven other states, was an ordained Quaker preacher. Barr was also the first female vice-chair of the Republican state committee, and an active participant in temperance and women’s organizations.
Daisy Douglas Barr (1875-1938) was a popular preacher in Indiana Yearly Meeting. She served as pastor for at least six different Friends meetings/churches there. She was also a key figure in the statewide women’s counterpart Klan group, and a Vice-Chairmam [sic] of the state Republican party.
Indiana Magazine of History.
Oct 5, 2023 · Raised a Quaker, Daisy Douglas Barr experienced a vision in her youth and shifted to preaching. Her sermons packed auditoriums. But her work in the temperance movement “evolved...
