Elizabeth Almira Allen Explained

Elizabeth Almira Allen
Birth Date:February 27, 1854
Nationality:American
Occupation:Educator

Elizabeth Almira Allen (1854-1919)[1] was an American teacher, teachers' rights advocate, and the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association.[2] Allen was born in Joliet, Illinois, daughter of James and Sarah J (Smith) Allen on February 27, 1854, and the eldest of five children. By 1867 the family moved to New Jersey.

Allen advocated for teachers' pensions. In 1896, the first statewide teacher retirement law in the U.S. was passed in the New Jersey State Legislature.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Lurie, Maxine N., Mappen, Marc (2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. .
  2. Burstyn, Joan N. (1990). Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. .
  3. Web site: Social Security History . Social Security Administration . January 22, 2018 .

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