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Elizabeth Almira Allen

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Elizabeth Almira Allen was born in 1854 and live most of her early childhood life in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania before moving to New Jersey.

  • Teaching career

    She began a long journey in 1871 where she served as a teacher for 48 years while also filling in the positions as a principal for Hoboken elementary and high school

  • Vice President of New Jersey Teacher's Association

    She began her career as the vice president of NJTA at the age of 28.
  • Bill

    Bill

    Senator John B. Vreeland of Morristown introduced a bill that provided half-pay annuity to teachers with 20 years of service who were no longer able to fulfill their roles as educators.

  • Secretary of Teacher's Retirement Fund

    In 1900, she was appointed the role of Secretary of Teacher's Retirement Fund
  • President of NJTA

    President of NJTA

    Elizabeth Almira Allen became the first women president of the NJTA.

  • Death