Emily Howland

Emily Howland
Portrait of Emily Howland from A Woman of the Century
Born(1827-11-20)November 20, 1827
Sherwood, New York
DiedJune 29, 1929(1929-06-29) (aged 101)
Occupation(s)philanthropist, humanitarian, abolitionist, educator
Parents
  • Slocum Howland (father)
  • Hannah Tallcot (mother)

Emily Howland (November 20, 1827 – June 29, 1929) was a philanthropist, humanitarian, and educator. She supported the education of African-Americans. She was also a strong supporter of women's rights and the temperance movement. Howland personally financed the education of many black students and contributed to institutions such as the Tuskegee Institute,[1] Henry Damon Davidson's Centerville Industrial Institute,[2] and Kowaliga Institute in Kowaliga, Alabama where Howland Hall was named for her.[3]

  1. ^ Locke, Mamie E. (February 2000). "Emily Howland". American National Biography Online. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ^ https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/taxonomy/term/2802 [bare URL]
  3. ^ Bieze, Michael (2008). Booker T. Washington and the Art of Self-representation. Peter Lang. ISBN 9781433100109.