Elizabeth Carter Bogardus

Elizabeth Carter Bogardus (née Carter; 1895–1928) was a Hawaiian community leader, socialite, and the founder of the Junior League of Honolulu.

Early life and family Elizabeth Carter was born on August 28, 1895, in Honolulu, Hawaiian Kingdom (now Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.), to American parents Helen (née Strong) and George Robert Carter. Her parents came from the United States to the Hawaiian Kingdom two years prior to her birth, in 1893. Her mother Helen Strong Carter worked as a philanthropist, and helped establish medical and dental facilities in Hawaii. Her father George Robert Carter served as the second territorial governor of Hawaii. Her grandfathers included Henry A. Strong, an Eastman Kodak president;

Career In 1923, Bogardus founded the Junior League of Honolulu with 30 female founding members, a local Junior League nonprofit organizations.

The League produced a movie, The Kamaaina (1929), which was shown in various locations in the United States. By 1928, the league had grown to 117 members. She was survived by her husband and parents, and was buried at O'ahu Cemetery in Honolulu.

After her death, a bed at the Kapiolani Maternity Home children's hospital was dedicated in her honor. In 1929, a new Junior League building at the Pearl Harbor Yacht Club was erected as a memorial for Bogardus.