Ellen Olga Paige
University teacher
About Ellen Olga Paige
Lived 1879 – 1957 (aged 77–78).
Ellen Olga Paige (1879-1957) was a longstanding teacher of home economics at Florida A&M University, who served the university from 1899 to 1942.
Life
Paige initially taught plain sewing and dressmaking at Florida A&M. In 1901 she started a drive to have tennis at the college, and by 1910 there were annual intramural men's and women's championships. By the early 1920s she was in charge of Domestic Arts. In 1932 she helped start women's basketball at Florida A&M.
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Who was Ellen Olga Paige?
University teacher
When was Ellen Olga Paige born?
Ellen Olga Paige was born in 1879.
When did Ellen Olga Paige die?
Ellen Olga Paige died in 1957.
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