Cornelia Keeble Ewing

Cornelia Keeble Ewing (March 6, 1898 – December 20, 1973) was an American socialite, clubwoman, and philanthropist who founded the Junior League of Nashville, Tennessee in 1922.

[1] Ewing was the granddaughter of Edwin Augustus Keeble, who served as the mayor of Murfreesboro and as a member of the Confederate States Congress.

[2] She was a great-granddaughter of Senator John Bell, who served as U.S. Speaker of the House and Secretary of War, and a great-grandniece of Congressman David W.

[2] Inspired by the activist Mary Harriman, Ewing founded the Nashville chapter of the Junior League, a women's volunteer organization, in 1922.

[13] Her husband was the associate counsel of the Home Owners Loan Corporation in 1933 and, during World War II, served as Chairman of the Davidson County Rationing Board.