Alzira Peirce

Alzira Handforth Peirce Albaugh (née Boehm; January 31, 1908 – June 19, 2010) was an American artist.

She and her siblings moved to Circle, Montana, to live as homesteaders after their father, August Abraham Boehm, died.

Her father, August Abraham Boehm (born 1880, Vienna, Austria-Hungary – died 1916), was an Austrian-born[1] New York City real estate developer of Jewish descent.

The elder Boehm partnered with Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in introducing gas engines to Europe.

[3] Growing up in McCone County, Montana, Alzira played the harmonica, drew, and rode horses.

Alzira Peirce was also cited by the municipality of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, on September 26, 1942, for her work with the motor corps.

His wife is Gareth Peirce, the human rights activist attorney for the Birmingham Six and Gerry Conlon and the Guildford Four.