Emily S. Bouton

Emily S. Bouton
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Emily St. John Bouton (1837-02-13)February 13, 1837 New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1927(1927-02-09) (aged 89) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	educator, journalist, author, and editor
Language	English
Nationality	American
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Emily S. Bouton (February 13, 1837 – February 9, 1927) was an American educator, journalist, author and editor. She was educated to become a teacher and took the highest position awarded to any woman as teacher in high school at Toledo, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois, but resigned them to engage on journalistic work on the Toledo Blade, position which she held for many years. She also wrote works on health and beauty for women and one on etiquette, beside pamphlets. She published books, wrote for the newspaper press and served as editor of the "Household", the "Saturday Salad" and the "Home Talk" columns of the Toledo Daily Blade. She was the author of Social Etiquette, Health and Beauty and other works more or less directly relating to women.^[1] Bouton died in 1927.