Ticknor, Anna Eliot (1823–1896)
Ticknor, Anna Eliot (1823–1896)
American educator and reformer. Born Anna Eliot Ticknor in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1823; died 1896; dau. of George Ticknor (1791–1871, 1st professor of modern languages at Harvard and founder of the Boston Public Library) and Anna Eliot Ticknor (1800–1885, hosted a famous literary salon); cousin of historian Samuel Eliot; never married; no children.
Founded Boston's Society to Encourage Studies at Home (1873), a school that offered instruction in 24 subjects and remained open until 1887; also authored the children's book An American Family in Paris, published anonymously (1869); was instrumental in editing and publishing her father's letters and journals.
See also Women in World History.
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