Ella Graham Agnew | |
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Born | March 18, 1871 |
Died | February 5, 1958 (aged 86) |
Education | Smithdeal Business School |
Known for | First woman named a field demonstration agent by the United States Department of Agriculture |
Honours | Certificate 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.