▁descri ptions ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁scen ery ▁in ▁California , ▁Arizona , ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁were ▁unus ually ▁entertain ing . ▁ ▁She ▁gave ▁much ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁certain ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁working - w oman ▁problem , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁special ▁articles ▁on ▁art ▁subjects . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Woman ' s ▁Press ▁Association ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁was ▁corresponding ▁secretary ▁of ▁that ▁body . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁League ▁of ▁Press ▁Club s , ▁formed ▁in ▁Pitts burgh . ▁▁ ▁B ier ce ▁was , ▁perhaps , ▁most ▁widely ▁known ▁outside ▁of ▁Ohio ▁through ▁her ▁efficient ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁literary ▁and ▁journal istic ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Cent enn ial , ▁held ▁in ▁Columb us ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁Her ▁efforts ▁secured ▁a ▁full ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁literary ▁women ▁of ▁Ohio , ▁past ▁and ▁present , ▁edit ors , ▁journal ists , ▁authors ▁and ▁po ets , ▁scattered ▁far ▁and ▁wide , ▁sending ▁the ▁f ruits ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁to ▁the ▁ex position ▁of ▁their ▁native ▁State . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁and ▁two ▁sons . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Lake ▁View ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Frances ▁Elizabeth ▁Will ard ▁and ▁Mary ▁As ht on ▁R ice ▁Liver more , ▁" S ar ah ▁Elizabeth ▁B ier ce ", ▁Woman ▁of