Helen Ekin Starrett

Helen Ekin Starrett
BornHelen Martha Ekin
September 19, 1840
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1920(1920-12-16) (aged 80)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • educator
  • author
  • suffragist
  • magazine founder
  • school founder
Spouse
William A. Starrett
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(m. 1864)​
Children7

Helen Ekin Starrett (née, Ekin; September 19, 1840 – December 16, 1920) was an American educator, author, suffragist, and magazine founder. Long engaged in educational work in Chicago, she founded the Kenwood Institute (1884), and Mrs. Starrett's Classical School for Girls (1893), of which she was principal. Starrett also founded Western Magazine (1880–83, Chicago).[1] She served as president of the Illinois Woman's Press Association (1893–1894), and was the author of several works.[2]

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  2. ^ Leonard 1914, p. 775.