Elizabeth Almira Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetElizabeth Almira Allen
American educator
Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1854
Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 03-May-1919
Profession: teacher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Elizabeth Almira Allen
- Elizabeth Almira Allen (1854-1919) was an American teacher, teachers' rights advocate, and the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association.
- Allen was born in Joliet, Illinois, daughter of James and Sarah J (Smith) Allen on February 27, 1854 and the eldest of five children.
- By 1867 the family moved to New Jersey.Allen advocated for teachers' pensions.
- In 1896, the first statewide teacher retirement law in the U.S.
- was passed in the New Jersey State Legislature.
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