Esther Baker Steele

Esther Baker Steele

Lit.D.
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornEsther Adele Baker
August 4, 1835 (1835-08-04)
Lysander, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 1911 (1911-11-24) (aged 76)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Educator
  • author
  • editor
  • philanthropist
  • traveler
Alma mater
GenreTextbooks
SubjectHistory
Spouse
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(m. 1859; died 1886)​
Children1 (foster son)
Signature

Esther Baker Steele (née, Baker; August 4, 1835 – November 23, 1911) was an American educator, author, editor, and philanthropist of the long nineteenth century. She aided her husband, Dr. J. Dorman Steele in his fourteen-week Barnes' Brief Histories series of books, these publications being, Brief History of the United States, 1871; France, 1875; Centenary History of United States, 1875; Ancient Peoples, 1881; Mediaeval and Modern Peoples, 1883; General History, 1883; Greece, with Selected Readings, 1884; Rome, with Selected Readings, 1885; and Revised United States, 1885.[1][2] She did most of the work upon Brief History of the United States, which proved a phenomenal success.[3] After her husband's death, she prepared new editions of these joint works and also of her husband's science books (Hygienic Physiology, enlarged edition, 1888; and General History, 1893).[1][2] Steele traveled extensively and lectured before the Syracuse University in 1897. She was one of the most generous benefactors of the university, and served as Trustee from 1895.[4]

  1. ^ a b Leonard, John W.; Mohr, William Frederick; Knox, Herman Warren; Holmes, Frank R.; Downs, Winfield Scott (1904). Who's who in New York City and State. Vol. 1 (Public domain ed.). L.R. Hamersly Company. p. 560. Retrieved 24 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1908). Who's who in America. Vol. 5 (Public domain ed.). A.N. Marquis. p. 1798. Retrieved 25 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Birthdays of Eminent Teachers. Vol. 30 (Public domain ed.). The School Bulletin and New York State Educational Journal. 1904. p. 21. Retrieved 24 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Syracuse University (1899). Alumni Record and General Catalogue of Syracuse University. Vol. 1 (Public domain ed.). p. 645. Retrieved 24 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.