Florence Peshine Eagleton | |
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![]() Eagleton circa 1900-1920 | |
Born | Florence Peshine April 16, 1870 |
Died | November 22, 1956 | (aged 86)
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Spouse | Wells Phillips Eagleton |
Parent(s) | Francis Stratford Peshine Elizabeth Mary Jellip |
Florence Peshine Eagleton (April 16, 1870 – November 22, 1953[1]) was a leader in the woman suffrage movement and advocated women's higher education. She was one of the first women to serve as a Trustee of Rutgers University. She willed more than $1,000,000 to establish the Wells Phillips Eagleton and Florence Peshine Eagleton Foundation, now the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.[2]