Eliza Clark Garrett
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Eliza Clark Garrett (March 5, 1805 – November 24, 1855) was an American educator and philanthropist. She played an important role in the early history of Chicago, founding the Garrett Bible Institute and contributing to the education of women.[1][2]
Born in 1805 on a farm close to the town of Newburgh in New York state, Clark was from a devout family.[3] At age 20, she married Augustus Garrett, and the couple's daughter Imogene was born in 1830. Departing New York, the Garretts lived in Cincinnati for a time, but had to flee the city after getting in debt. Moving to New Orleans, the couple's young daughter died of cholera in 1833 and was buried on the banks of the Mississippi. Garrett gave birth to a second child, a son named Charles, in 1834. The Garrets also had another son, John.[1][2]
