Gilman, Elisabeth Coit, 1867-1950

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Biographical Note: Elisabeth Gilman was a social activist and a member of the Socialist Party.

She was born in New Haven, Conn. Dec. 25, 1867. She was the younger daughter of Daniel Coit and Mary (Ketcham) Gilman. Elisabeth came to live in Baltimore, Md. when Daniel Coit Gilman was inaugurated as the first president of The Johns Hopkins University in 1876. She received the B.S. degree from the University in 1921. Elisabeth volunteered with the YMCA in France, 1917-1919. She participated in a fact-finding trip to Russia in 1930 and was a delegate to a Socialist convention is Vienna, 1931. She ran unsuccessfully for governor of Maryland, mayor of Baltimore, and the Senate during the 1930s. Miss Gilman died in 1950.

From the description of Elisabeth Gilman papers, 1872-1949. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49301561

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Birth 1867-12-25

Death 1950-12-14

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