Elizabeth Thacher Kent

Elizabeth Thacher Kent in 1916
Elizabeth Thacher Kent at Suffragette event on 10 November 1917

Elizabeth Thacher Kent (September 22, 1868 – August 14, 1952) was an environmentalist and women's rights activist. Together with her husband, U.S. Congressman William Kent, she helped create the Muir Woods National Monument by donating land to the government.[1] She was the president of her local chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and served on the national council of the National Woman's Party.[2] In addition, she authored an autobiography[3] as well as a biography of her husband's life and career.[4]

  1. ^ Roosevelt, Theodore (January 1908). "U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. 35, Part 2, pp. 2174-75 and map following p. 2174. "By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation."". The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920; Library of Congress American Memory Project. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. ^ Howes, Durward, Editor. (1935). American women: the official who's who among the women of the nation: 1935-36. Los Angeles: Richard Blank Pub. Co. p. 294. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Kent, Elizabeth Thacher (1949). Biography of Elizabeth T. Kent. Kentifield(?) California: n.p.
  4. ^ Kent, Elizabeth Thacher (1950). William Kent, independent: a biography. n.p.: n.p.