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Elizabeth Lindsay Davis
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Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, 1921.
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| Born | 1855 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | 1944 (aged 88–89) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Dr. William Davis |
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis (1855-1944) was an amazing African-American teacher and activist. An activist is someone who works hard to bring about change. She helped create the Phyllis Wheatley Women's Club in Chicago, Illinois in 1900.
Throughout her life, Elizabeth Davis worked to help African-American women. She wrote important books about their history. In 1922, she wrote The Story of the Illinois Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. This book shared the history of women's groups and their important members in Illinois. Later, in 1933, she published Lifting as They Climb. This book told the story of the National Association of Colored Women. She also worked with famous leaders like Ida B. Wells and W.E.B. DuBois. Together, they supported African-American women in the early 1900s.
Life of Elizabeth Lindsay Davis
Elizabeth L. Davis was born in 1855. Her parents were Thomas and Sophia Jane Lindsay. She was born in Peoria, Illinois.
She went to high school in Princeton, Illinois and graduated. After school, she became a teacher in different towns. In 1885, she married William Davis. They moved to Chicago in 1893.
