Jean Spahr

Jean Gurney Spahr (née Fine; 1861 – September 25, 1935) was an American social reformer.

[2] Spahr taught at Clinton College (Kentucky, 1883-85); and at the Brearley School (New York City, 1885-89).

[2] After teaching at Brearley School, Spahr went to London and visited Toynbee Hall where she became acquainted with the British-model of the settlement movement.

[6][7] Spehr was a member of the Smith College Alumnae Association, and served as president of the Present Day Club of Princeton.

[4] On July 5, 1892, at Princeton, New Jersey, she married Charles Barzillai Spahr, Ph.D. (1860–1904), political economist,[8] author, and associate editor of the Outlook.