Tag: Elizabeth Allen

Elizabeth A. Allen (1854-1919) was the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association and was an early force behind teacher pensions and tenure.   She died of the Spanish Flu five years after becoming NJEA president. Allen began teaching...

Elizabeth A. Allen (1854-1919) was the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association and was an early force behind teacher pensions and tenure.   She died of the Spanish Flu five years after becoming NJEA president. Allen began teaching...