Ellen H. Sheldon (1841-1890) was born in New York and died in Washington, D.C. She worked as a clerk and copyist for the U.S. military. She also worked as a metaphysician and published a pamphlet titled Directions for Health on a Metaphysical Basis. Sheldon was a friend of American social reformer and women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony, and she devoted time to the National Woman Suffrage Association.

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