Eliza Emily Chappell Porter [SEP] occupation
Eliza Emily Chappell Porter
Eliza Emily Chappell Porter (November 5, 1807 – January 1, 1888) was the first public school teacher in Chicago, at Fort Dearborn. She established normal schools, educated settlers and American Indians at Mackinac Island, aided the wounded during the American Civil War as a member of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, participated in the Underground Railroad, and taught freedmen.
Early years.
Porter was born on November 5, 1807, in Geneseo, New York. She was the youngest daughter
hospital's patients. She left for dinner, but did not return right away. Rather, she visited General Hurlbut's headquarters. She was given written authority to keep her employees until such time as Hurlbut himself revoked the order. She also set about acquiring cows and hens to provide dairy products for the hospital. General Hurlbut set aside President's Island for their pasture and the escaped and former slaves cared for the animals.
Bickerdyke also worked closely with Eliza Emily Chappell Porter of Chicago's Northwestern branch of the United States