s ▁Rel ief ▁Corps , ▁the ▁C lio ▁Club , ▁the ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Club , ▁and ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Club , ▁which ▁she ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁woman ' s ▁industrial ▁adv ancement , ▁World ' s ▁Columb ian ▁Ex position , ▁in ▁the ▁invent ors ' ▁department . ▁ ▁W ixon ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁all ▁re format ory ▁measures , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁her ▁suggestion ▁to ▁G ov . ▁William ▁Russell , ▁and ▁her ▁able ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁factory ▁inspect ors ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁that ▁caused ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁two ▁women ▁to ▁that ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Union , ▁whose ▁first ▁convention ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁February , ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Europe , ▁studying ▁princip ally ▁the ▁tar iff ▁question . ▁Upon ▁her ▁return ▁her ▁opinions , ▁published ▁in ▁Fall ▁River , ▁ar oused ▁much ▁interest ▁and ▁discussion . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁W ixon ▁died ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Fall ▁River , ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1