Howland, Emily, 1827-1929
Emily Howland (November 20, 1827 – June 29, 1929) was a philanthropist and educator. Especially known for her activities and interest in the education of African-Americans, she was also a strong supporter of women's rights and the temperance movement. Howland personally financed the education of many black students and contributed to institutions such as the Tuskegee Institute.
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Emily Howland . . . a woman not only a central, if too long neglected, figure in a broad segment of key nineteenth century American social reforms but who was also an extraordinarily prolific letter-writer and diarist whose lifetime and writings spanned the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . Howland's firt letters date from 1836. She began her diaries in 1845, when 18, and continued them until her death at the age of 101 in 1929. (pp. xvi-xvii)
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Name Entry: Howland, Emily, 1827-1929
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Relation: acquaintanceOf Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa, 1825-1921.
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