Sarah Iliff Davis

Sarah Iliff Davis ( Miller or Sausman; after first marriage, Iliff; after second marriage, Davis or Iliff-Davis; February 19, 1820 – September 28, 1909) was an American milliner, business woman, and philanthropist. She identified herself early in life with movements associated with advancement of women through social, moral, and legal works. Davis helped organize the first Good Templars (IOGT), the Daughters of Temperance and the Temple of Honor. She aided in large part the Freedmen's Aid Society movement. (Willard & Livermore record Sarah's maiden name as Sausman.) She conducted her store in Richmond for 71 years.

As early as 1844, she was a charter member and officer of the order of Daughters of Temperance. She was active in the Temple of Honor and the IOGT.