Elizabeth Storrs Mead
Elizabeth Storrs Mead | |
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10th President of Mount Holyoke College | |
In office 1890–1900 | |
Preceded by | Louisa F. Cowles |
Succeeded by | Mary Emma Woolley |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Billings May 21, 1832 Conway, Massachusetts |
Died | March 25, 1917 | (aged 84)
Resting place | Andover, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Ipswich Female Seminary |
Profession | Professor |
Elizabeth Storrs Mead (May 21, 1832 - March 25, 1917) was an American educator who was the 10th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1890 - 1900. She taught at Andover Seminary and Oberlin College, before becoming the first non-alumna president of Mount Holyoke.[1] She was the mother of influential social psychologist George Herbert Mead.[2]
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References
- ^ "President Elizabeth Storrs Billings Mead Records, 1893-1912". Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. 2004-07-16. Archived from the original on 2005-02-12.
- ^ Cowles, Louise F. (1917). "Mrs. Elizabeth Storrs Mead". Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly: 74–82 – via The Mead Project.
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