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]
Florence Peshine Eagleton | |
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.jpg) 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 |
Biography
editShe was born in Newark, New Jersey to Elizabeth Mary Jellip and Francis Stratford Peshine. Francis was a shoe dealer. They were reasonably affluent as is borne out by the fact that in 1880 they had three live-in servants.[3][4] She married a man twice her age, and that marriage ended in divorce. In 1913 she married Wells Phillips Eagleton (1865-1946), a neurosurgeon.[5] She was a trustee of the Newark Museum, a vice president of the Travelers Aid Society, and a life member of the New Jersey Historical Society.[6] She died on November 22, 1956.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary for Florence Peshine Eagleton (Aged 76)". Daily News. 1953-11-25. p. 97. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "Eagleton celebrates anniversary". Daily Targum. Retrieved 2008-05-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1880 US Census; Newark, New Jersey with Eagletons
- ^ a b "Mrs. Wells Eagleton, Rutgers Trustee, 83". The New York Times. November 24, 1953. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ "Wells P. Eagleton". The New York Times. September 13, 1946.
- ^ Maxine N. Lurie, Marc Mappen; Encyclopedia of New Jersey
