Elisabeth Gilman

December 25, 1867 (age 82)

New Haven, Connecticut , United States

Elisabeth was the second child, and had an older sister named Alice. Their mother, Mary, died in 1869 and, as a result, were cared for by Daniel"s sister Louise. At the age of seven, Elisabeth"s father took the post as the first president of Johns Hopkins University and the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. When her eyesight improved, Elisabeth attended the Springside School in Philadelphia at age seventeen. lieutenant was planned that she would attend Bryn Mawr College. Instead of attending Bryn Mawr, Gilman traveled to France as a representative of the National Committee on Surgical Dressings. While in France, she also worked for the Young Men’s Christian Association. When Gilman returned to the United States at the age of twenty, she entered into social work at the request of her father. Eventually, in 1921, she earned her degree from Johns Hopkins University. Gilman officially joined the Socialist Party of America on March 1, 1929. She ran for Governor of Maryland in 1930. After running for Governor, she traveled to Russia in 1931 to study the Soviet system. She returned and ran for the United States Senate in 1934 and 1938, Mayor of Baltimore in 1935, and Sheriff of Baltimore in 1942. Gilman campaigned for many causes. However, she was mainly involved in workers" rights, civil liberties, and racial equality. In 1921, Elisabeth helped to form The Maryland Civil Liberties Committee. This committee was a precursor to the Maryland Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1931, the American Civil Liberties Union would officially establish an affiliate in the state of Maryland. The meeting was held in Gilman"s home. Gilman also hosted the first public interracial dinner in Baltimore at her home in 1928 when local hotels refused to allow the dinner on their properties. Elisabeth Gilman died on December 14, 1950 at the age of 82. She is buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville, Maryland.

Elisabeth Gilman

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Background

Elisabeth Coit Gilman was born in New Haven, Connecticut on December 25, 1867 to Daniel Coit Gilman and Mary Ketcham Gilman. She was cared for by a governess until her father remarried.

Education

Gilman attended Mission Hall"s School until age eleven, when due to eye trouble, she was tutored by her governess at home.

Career

Elisabeth was the second child, and had an older sister named Alice. Their mother, Mary, died in 1869 and, as a result, were cared for by Daniel"s sister Louise. At the age of seven, Elisabeth"s father took the post as the first president of Johns Hopkins University and the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland.

When her eyesight improved, Elisabeth attended the Springside School in Philadelphia at age seventeen.

lieutenant was planned that she would attend Bryn Mawr College. Instead of attending Bryn Mawr, Gilman traveled to France as a representative of the National Committee on Surgical Dressings.

While in France, she also worked for the Young Men’s Christian Association. When Gilman returned to the United States at the age of twenty, she entered into social work at the request of her father. Eventually, in 1921, she earned her degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Gilman officially joined the Socialist Party of America on March 1, 1929.

She ran for Governor of Maryland in 1930. After running for Governor, she traveled to Russia in 1931 to study the Soviet system. She returned and ran for the United States Senate in 1934 and 1938, Mayor of Baltimore in 1935, and Sheriff of Baltimore in 1942.

Gilman campaigned for many causes.

However, she was mainly involved in workers" rights, civil liberties, and racial equality. In 1921, Elisabeth helped to form The Maryland Civil Liberties Committee.

This committee was a precursor to the Maryland Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1931, the American Civil Liberties Union would officially establish an affiliate in the state of Maryland.

The meeting was held in Gilman"s home.

Gilman also hosted the first public interracial dinner in Baltimore at her home in 1928 when local hotels refused to allow the dinner on their properties. Elisabeth Gilman died on December 14, 1950 at the age of 82. She is buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville, Maryland.

Politics

lieutenant was at this time that she was introduced to the concepts of Socialism.

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