Elizabeth Almira Allen

Elizabeth Almira Allen (1854-1919)[1] was an American teacher, teachers' rights advocate, and the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association.

[2] Allen was born in Joliet, Illinois, daughter of James and Sarah J (Smith) Allen on February 27, 1854, and the eldest of five children.

[2] By 1867 the family moved to New Jersey.

[2] Allen advocated for teachers' pensions.

[2] In 1896, the first statewide teacher retirement law in the U.S. was passed in the New Jersey State Legislature.