Elizabeth Reeve (Cutter) Morrow (1873 - 1955)

Born 29 May 1873 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Died 24 Jan 1955 at age 81 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (Cutter) Morrow is Notable.

20th century American poet, children's author, philanthropist, and acting president of Smith College from 1939 to 1940. She was also the first female member on the board of the Union Theological Seminary in NY. She was also on the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., and she took a leading role in many of its campaigns for funds.

While her husband was serving as the US ambassador to Mexico, she began collecting Mexican folk art and funded a number of murals there. She hosted exhibits of her collection and helped to popularize Mexican folk art in the U.S.

At her Smith College memorial service, Ada Comstock Notestein, former Dean and Trustee of Smith College, as well as former president of Radcliffe College, said of her:

She was one of those rare beings for whose courage nothing is too great, and for whose imagination nothing is too small…. She was a benefactor and philanthropist without any apparent consciousness of doing more than anyone would have done in her place.

Sources

• Wikipedia contributors. "Elizabeth Cutter Morrow." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 May. 2015. Web. 9 Sep. 2015.

• "Elizabeth Cutter Morrow," Smithipedia, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, Smith College.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 August 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Cutter Morrow (29 May 1873–23 Jan 1955), Find A Grave: Memorial #6779410, citing Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Big Ern (contributor 46620889) .

See also:

• Elizabeth Reeve Cutter Morrow (1873-1955) papers, Smith College library archives.