Helen P. Sanborn

Helen P. Sanborn ( Peck; 1858-1922) was an American educator, civic worker, suffragist, and clubwoman. She served as the president of various organizations in San Francisco, California, including the Board of Education, and the Women's Board of Managers, Panama–Pacific International Exposition. Her parents were David M. Peck (1832-1868) and Jane ( Grant; b. 1833). There were several siblings in the family including John, Edwin, Orrin, William, and Janet. While aboard the ship, Peck's mom befriended Phoebe Hearst who was traveling with her newborn son William Randolph Hearst. She also served as president of the Century Club and the Sorosis Club of San Francisco. (est. 1913), Sanborn was partly responsible for the vote women in California. During the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, she served as president of the Women's Board of Managers, having charge of the social side of the exposition.

During the Spanish–American War (1898), when all the soldiers for the Orient came to San Francisco to await transportation, Mrs. Sanborn was an executive officer of the California Red Cross. Sanborn raised thousands of dollars during World War I for the Serbian Relief Organization. a pioneer businessman of San Francisco who served as president of the Bancroft-Whitney Law Book Company (now West Publishing). They resided in the city for nearly sixty years, including at a home on Dolores Street for more than 30 years.

During the summer of 1914, she vacationed in Europe.

Helen Peck Sanborn died in San Francisco, on January 31, 1922, following a heart attack.