Baldwin, Elizabeth Bratt, -1954

Elizabeth Margherita Bratt, born in North Platte, Nebraska, was the daughter of Nebraska pioneers Elizabeth Burke Bratt and John Bratt. Elizabeth graduated from high school in North Platte (1893), Peru Normal School (1895) and the Omaha Commercial and Business College (1896). In September 1896, she returned to Peru Normal School, where she served for two years as stenographer, teacher, and librarian. In 1898, she was official court reporter for H.M. Grimes, Judge of the 13th Judicial District Court at North Platte. She moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1899, where she served as librarian and registrar and taught commercial law at the University of North Dakota. Elizabeth moved back to Nebraska in 1901, where she married William Arthur Baldwin on August 14, 1901 in North Platte. The Baldwins resided in Omaha, Nebraska, where William worked for the Glens Falls Insurance Company from 1899 until retiring in 1937. Elizabeth was active in numerous Omaha organizations. During the WWI she taught Americanization classes to foreigners desiring to become naturalized citizens. She also taught courses on parliamentary law and international relations and in 1937 served on the Nebraska Committee on the Cause and Cure of War. Elizabeth outlived William and died on December 7, 1954 after a short illness.