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'''Emma B. Alrich''' (April 4, 1845 – ) was an American journalist, author and educator. She was the only woman in her day who served as superintendent of the city schools of [[Mitchell County, Kansas]]
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'''Emma B. Alrich''' ({{nee}}, '''Eldridge'''; April 4, 1845 – December 15, 1925) was an American journalist, author, and educator. She was born in [[New Jersey]] and moved to [[Kansas]] after marrying. Alrich served as [[Court clerk|Filing Clerk]] of the [[Kansas Legislature]],{{sfn|Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas|1925|p=34}} and was the only woman in her day to serve as [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]] of the city schools of [[Mitchell County, Kansas]]. She was a charter member of the [[Woman's Relief Corps|National Woman's Relief Corps]], as well as its national senior vice-president. She was the department president of [[Kansas]],{{sfn|Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.)|1924|p=39}} and charter member of the organization in 1883 at [[Denver]], [[Colorado]].{{sfn|Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.), Department of Kansas|1915|p=197}} Eldridge died in 1925.


==Early years and education==
==Early years and education==
Emma Eldridge was born in [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], April 4, 1845. She was a first child, and no attempt was made to guard against precocity. At the age of three years, a [[New Testament]] was given her as a prize for reading its chapters, and at five years she picked blackberries to buy an arithmetic. At 12 years of age, she joined the Baptist Church. At that time, she began to write for the county paper.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}
Emma B. Eldridge was born in [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], on April 4, 1845.{{sfn|Connelley|1928|p=1546}} She was her parents' first child. At the age of three, a [[New Testament]] was given to her as a prize because she could read it. Two years later, she was selling blackberries to buy an arithmetic book. At age twelve, she joined the [[Baptist Church]] and she began to write for the county paper.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}


At age 16, Alrich taught the summer school at her home. In 1862, she entered the State Normal School (now [[The College of New Jersey]]) in [[Trenton, New Jersey]], going out for six months in the middle of the course to earn the money for finishing it. She was graduated in June, 1864, as valedictorian of her class.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}
When she was sixteen, Alrich taught the summer school at her home. In 1862, she entered the State Normal School (now [[The College of New Jersey]]) in [[Trenton, New Jersey]], going out for six months in the middle of the course to earn the money to finish it. She was graduated in June, 1864, as valedictorian of her class.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}


==Career==
==Career==
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[[File:EmmaBAlrich1922.jpg|thumb|Emma B. Alrich, from a 1922 publication.]]
Alrich began to teach in a summer school on the Monday morning following her graduation. In 1866, she married to Levi L. Alrich, who had won laurels as one of Baker's Cavalry, of 71st Pennsylvania Regiment. Her first two years of married life were spent in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. In 1876, the Centennial opened up new possibilities and the couple settled in [[Cawker City, Kansas]]. There, she again taught school, was the first woman in [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell County]] to take the highest grade certificate, and the only woman at the time who served as superintendent of the city schools. She was a warm supporter of teachers' meetings, church social gatherings, a public library and a woman's club. In 1883, her husband's failing health compelled a change in business. He bought the ''Free Press'', and changed its name to the ''Public Record''. All the work of the office was done by their own family, and each did every part of it. Besides her journalistic work, she served two years on the board of teachers' examiners. She was one of the 40 who organized the [[Woman's Relief Corps|National Woman's Relief Corps]], one of the three who founded the Woman's Hesperian Library Club, and was the founder of the [[Kansas Woman's Press Association]]. She had little time for purely literary work.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}
Alrich began to teach in a summer school immediately following her graduation. On February 13, 1886, she married Levi L. Alrich,{{sfn|Connelley|1928|p=1546}}{{sfn|Stratton|2013|p=271}} who had won laurels as one of Baker's Cavalry, of the [[71st Pennsylvania Infantry]]. Her first two years of married life were spent in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. In 1876, the [[American Centennial|Centennial]] opened up new possibilities and the couple settled in [[Cawker City, Kansas]]. There, she again taught school, was the first woman in [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell County]] to take the highest grade certificate, and the only woman at the time who served as superintendent of the city schools. She was a supporter of teachers' meetings, church social gatherings, a public library and a [[Woman's club movement in the United States|woman's club]].{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}

In 1883, Levi Alrich's failing health compelled a change in business. He bought the ''Free Press'', and changed its name to the ''Public Record''. All the work of the office was done by their family. Besides her journalistic work, she served two years on the board of teachers' examiners. She was one of the forty who organized the National Woman's Relief Corps, one of the three who founded the Woman's Hesperian Library Club, and was the founder of the [[Kansas Woman's Press Association]]. Alrich had little time for purely literary work.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=22}}

==Death==
She died December 15, 1925,{{sfn|Connelley|1928|p=1546}} in Cawker City, and was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<ref name="FamilySearch">{{cite web |title=Emma B Eldredge 4 April 1845 – 15 December 1925 • M5VQ-Y76 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M5VQ-Y76 |website=ident.familysearch.org |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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===Attribution===
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* {{Source-attribution| {{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXEEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA22|edition=Public domain|year=1893|publisher=Moulton}} }}
* {{Source-attribution| {{cite book|author=Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.), Department of Kansas|title=Journal of the ... Annual Convention of the Department of Kansas, Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGETAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA197|edition=Public domain|year=1915|publisher=The Department of Kansas}} }}
* {{Source-attribution| {{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ/page/n26 22]|edition=Public domain|year=1893|publisher=Moulton}} }}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|last=Connelley|first=William Elsey|title=History of Kansas, State and People: Kansas at the First Quarter Post of the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC8UAAAAYAAJ|year=1928|publisher=American Historical Society}}
* {{cite book|author=Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas|title=House Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GNp5pLhYQV8C|year=1925|publisher=State Printer}}
* {{cite book|last=Stratton|first=Joanna|title=Pioneer Women|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8lfb2rAFK4EC&pg=PA271|date=28 May 2013|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4767-5359-1}}
* {{cite book|author=Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.)|title=Journal of the ... Annual Convention of the Department of Kansas, Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWITAQAAMAAJ|year=1924|publisher=Department of Kansas}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{wikisource-inline|Woman of the Century/Emma B. Alrich}}
* [https://womansreliefcorps.org/index.php/2017/10/12/emma-b-alrich/ Emma B. Alrich] at womansreliefcorps.org
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Emma B. Alrich}}


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Emma B. Alrich
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornEmma B. Eldridge
April 4, 1845
Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 1925(1925-12-15) (aged 80)
Cawker City, Kansas, U.S.
Resting placePrairie Grove Cemetery, Cawker City
Occupationjournalist, author, educator
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materState Normal School (now The College of New Jersey)
Spouse
Levi L. Alrich
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(m. 1886)​

Emma B. Alrich (née, Eldridge; April 4, 1845 – December 15, 1925) was an American journalist, author, and educator. She was born in New Jersey and moved to Kansas after marrying. Alrich served as Filing Clerk of the Kansas Legislature,[1] and was the only woman in her day to serve as superintendent of the city schools of Mitchell County, Kansas. She was a charter member of the National Woman's Relief Corps, as well as its national senior vice-president. She was the department president of Kansas,[2] and charter member of the organization in 1883 at Denver, Colorado.[3] Eldridge died in 1925.

Early years and education

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Emma B. Eldridge was born in Cape May County, New Jersey, on April 4, 1845.[4] She was her parents' first child. At the age of three, a New Testament was given to her as a prize because she could read it. Two years later, she was selling blackberries to buy an arithmetic book. At age twelve, she joined the Baptist Church and she began to write for the county paper.[5]

When she was sixteen, Alrich taught the summer school at her home. In 1862, she entered the State Normal School (now The College of New Jersey) in Trenton, New Jersey, going out for six months in the middle of the course to earn the money to finish it. She was graduated in June, 1864, as valedictorian of her class.[5]

Career

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Emma B. Alrich, from a 1922 publication.

Alrich began to teach in a summer school immediately following her graduation. On February 13, 1886, she married Levi L. Alrich,[4][6] who had won laurels as one of Baker's Cavalry, of the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry. Her first two years of married life were spent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1876, the Centennial opened up new possibilities and the couple settled in Cawker City, Kansas. There, she again taught school, was the first woman in Mitchell County to take the highest grade certificate, and the only woman at the time who served as superintendent of the city schools. She was a supporter of teachers' meetings, church social gatherings, a public library and a woman's club.[5]

In 1883, Levi Alrich's failing health compelled a change in business. He bought the Free Press, and changed its name to the Public Record. All the work of the office was done by their family. Besides her journalistic work, she served two years on the board of teachers' examiners. She was one of the forty who organized the National Woman's Relief Corps, one of the three who founded the Woman's Hesperian Library Club, and was the founder of the Kansas Woman's Press Association. Alrich had little time for purely literary work.[5]

Death

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She died December 15, 1925,[4] in Cawker City, and was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas 1925, p. 34.
  2. ^ Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.) 1924, p. 39.
  3. ^ Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.), Department of Kansas 1915, p. 197.
  4. ^ a b c Connelley 1928, p. 1546.
  5. ^ a b c d Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 22.
  6. ^ Stratton 2013, p. 271.
  7. ^ "Emma B Eldredge 4 April 1845 – 15 December 1925 • M5VQ-Y76". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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