Elizabeth Storrs Mead

Elizabeth Storrs Mead
9th President of
Mount Holyoke College
In office
1890–1900
Preceded byLouisa F. Cowles
Succeeded byMary Emma Woolley
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Billings

(1832-05-21)May 21, 1832
Conway, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 25, 1917(1917-03-25) (aged 84)
Miami, Florida
Resting placeAndover, Massachusetts
Alma materIpswich Female Seminary
ProfessionProfessor
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Elizabeth Storrs Mead (née Billings; May 21, 1832 – March 25, 1917) was an American educator who was the 9th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1890 - 1900. She taught at Andover Seminary and Oberlin College, before becoming the first non-alumna president of Mount Holyoke.[1]

  1. ^ "President Elizabeth Storrs Billings Mead Records, 1893-1912". Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. July 16, 2004. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005.