Ella Graham Agnew

Ella Graham Agnew
BornMarch 18, 1871
DiedFebruary 5, 1958 (aged 86)
EducationSmithdeal Business School
Known forFirst woman named a field demonstration agent by the United States Department of Agriculture
HonoursCertificate of Merit from Virginia Tech (1926)
Agnew Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech is named in her honor
Virginia Women in History (2000)
Historical marker in Crewe, Virginia
Scholarship through The Virginia Association For Family and Community Education, Inc.

Ella Graham Agnew (March 18, 1871 – February 5, 1958) was a Virginia educator and social worker. She was the first woman named a field demonstration agent by the United States Department of Agriculture, and later occupied high-level positions supporting the New Deal.