Jane Louisa Hardy

Jane Louisa Hardy (August 21, 1828 – October 11, 1915) was an American activist and philanthropist. She was an active member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Ladies Benevolent Union in Ithaca, New York. During the American Civil War, Hardy organized the Ithaca Volunteer Association to provide relief to Union Army soldiers. In 1883, she served as vice president of the Tompkins County branch of the New York State Charities Aid Association.

Early life and family Hardy was born in Utica, New York on August 21, 1828, to Charles Elias Hardy and Louisa Walker Hardy. She was the middle of three sisters. Hardy often visited the Tompkins County Poor House and reported on the conditions there. She was a parishioner at First Presbyterian Church.