Smith, Sara Elizabeth (1861-1939) Also known as: Elizabeth Smith Also known as: Lizzie Smith

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Rockford College

Jane Addams to Sarah Elizabeth Smith, June 13, 1901

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Birth Date

1861-03-14

Death Date

1939-08-16

Birthplace

De Pere, Wisconsin

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Sara Elizabeth Smith was the younger sister of Addie B. Smith and the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Smith and Annie M. Jordan Smith. She graduated Rockford College with Jane Addams in 1881. Smith was a very sociable person, often inviting many friends to her dorm and organizing illicit candy making or shopping trips. Part of the "Clique of '78." She also loved design, as she the drew floor plans of her room, served on committees in charge of decorating for events, and always writing about the latest fashion. Lizzie served as Vice President for the class of 1881 her sophomore year. After graduating, Smith took care of her invalid mother, and she worked as a genealogist and amateur historian. She attended library school courses at the University of Wisconsin and organized the De Pere Public Library. She was a member of the Wisconsin State Woman's Club and served as president of the De Pere Woman's Club branch. Smith was involved with her mother and sister in the local branch of DAR and worked as a filing clerk for the Brown County War Office during World War I.

Smith died of a stroke in 1939.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

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Female

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1901

Bibliography and Links

Bryan, Mary Lynn, and Barbara Bair. The Selected Papers of Jane Addams: vol. 1: Preparing to Lead, 1860-81. University of Illinois Press, Nov 4, 2002, pages 253-255, 379.

Elizabeth Smith, 1900 United States Federal Census

Heirlooms Reunited, December 18, 2010

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“Smith, Sara Elizabeth (1861-1939),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 8, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/992.