Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer (Alice Palmer)

Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer

Educator. She served as President of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, becoming the first woman to head a nationally known college in the United States.  Family links:  Parents:  James Warren Freeman (1828 – 1909)  Elizabeth Josephine Higley Freeman (1837 – 1910)  Spouse:  George Herbert Palmer (1842 – 1933)  Siblings:  Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer (1855 – 1902)  Ella F. Freeman Talmage (1858 – 1948)*  Estelle Freeman (1860 – 1879)* *Calculated relationship

Born

  • February, 21, 1855
  • USA

Died

  • December, 12, 1902
  • France

Cemetery

  • Wellesley College Columbarium
  • Massachusetts
  • USA

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