Emily James Smith Putnam
Emily James Smith Putnam (15 April 1865 – 1944) was an American classical scholar, author and educator.
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| Born | Emily James Smith April 15, 1865 Canandaigua, New York, U.S.A. |
| Died | 1944 (aged 78–79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge University, 1889-90 |
| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College, 1889 |
| Known for | author, educator |
| Spouse(s) | George Haven Putnam (m. 1899) |
| Parent(s) | James C. Smith |
Biography
She was the daughter of Justice James C. Smith. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1889 and studied at Girton College, Cambridge University, in 1889-90.
She was teacher of Greek at the Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, in 1891-93. She was a fellow in Greek at the University of Chicago in 1893-94, and dean of Barnard College in 1894-1900. She was a trustee of Barnard College in 1900-05, and president of the League for Political Education (co-founded by her sister-in-law Mary Putnam Jacobi) In 1901-04. She was vice-president and manager of the Women's University Club, New York City, in 1907-11.
She married George Haven Putnam in 1899.[1]
Works
- Selections from Lucian (1891)
- The Lady (1910)
- Greek Religion (1913)
Notes
- "Mr. Putman's Loving Cup". The New York Times. May 6, 1899.
References
- Online books, and library resources in your library and in other libraries by Emily James Smith Putnam
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
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