Background
Perkins, Elizabeth Ward was born on August 7, 1873 in New York City. Daughter of Thomas Wren and Sophia Howard Ward.
Perkins, Elizabeth Ward was born on August 7, 1873 in New York City. Daughter of Thomas Wren and Sophia Howard Ward.
Preparatory education, Brearley School, New York City. Took entrance examination, Bryn Mawr. Student music in Europe 2 years.
Studied art under Charles H. Woodbury, North.A., of Boston.
Anna West., Elinor C. (Mistress Lewis P. Mansfield), Mary East. Collaborated with Charles H. Woodbury in originating a course in observation—mental training through drawing. Initiated application of the system in kindergartens, schools, museums, et cetera A founder Woodbury Training School in Applied Observation, 1928.
Lecturer on educational subjects.
Chairman women's war societies for Brookline and Suffolk County, World War. President Children’s Art Centre, Boston.
Trustee Children’s Museum, Boston. Member corpn. Perkins Institute for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts.
Member American Federation of Arts, Guild of Boston Artists.
Member corpn. Perkins Institute for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts. Member American Federation of Arts, Guild of Boston Artists. Club: Women's City (Boston).
Married Charles Bruen Perkins, of Boston, September 8, 1896. Children: Francis Doctorate., Doctor.