About Elizabeth Powell Bond
Lived 1841 – 1926 (aged 85). Elizabeth Powell Bond was an American educator.
Elizabeth Powell Bond (January 25, 1841 – March 29, 1926) was an educator and social activist who was the first Dean of Women at Swarthmore College.
Family and education Elizabeth Powell was born in 1841 in Clinton, New York, to a Quaker couple, Catherine Macy Powell and Townsend Powell.
Like many Quakers, she held strong views against slavery and was a suffragist, peace activist, and temperance reformer. She played an important role in the development of coeducation at the college.
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Who was Elizabeth Powell Bond?
educator and social activist
When was Elizabeth Powell Bond born?
Elizabeth Powell Bond was born on 25 January 1841 in Clinton.
When did Elizabeth Powell Bond die?
Elizabeth Powell Bond died on 29 March 1926.
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Elizabeth Powell Bond was an educator.
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Elizabeth Powell Bond was American.
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