Taylor, Leah Demarest (1849-1918)

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Birth Date

1849-03-14

Death Date

1918-07-22

Birthplace

Hudson, NY

Biographical Text

Leah Demarest Taylor was born in Hudson, NY, and later lived in New Brunswick, NJ. The Taylors moved to Chicago in 1891, and in 1895 moved to the Chicago Commons, where both were engaged in the operation of the settlement. Taylor was a frequent speaker on settlement work. She was also a director of the Congregational Training School for Women, and a member of the Chicago Woman's Club.

Demarest married Graham Taylor in 1873. The couple had four children: Helen Demarest Carr, Graham R. Taylor, Leah D. and Katharine Taylor.

Occupation

Social worker

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

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Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1902

Bibliography and Links

"Mrs. Graham Taylor Dies; Noted Settlment Worker," Chicago Daily Tribune, July 23, 1918, p. 15.

1910 U. S. Census

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Citation

“Taylor, Leah Demarest (1849-1918),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/198.

Taylor, Leah Demarest (1849-1918)

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Jane Addams to Mary Thorn Lewis Gannett, January 26, 1902

Jane Addams to Lillian Wald, May 19, 1903

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, September 4, 1910

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, September 13, 1913

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, December 27, 1913

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, April 12, 1916

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, May 30, 1918

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, April 5, 1919

Graham Taylor to Jane Addams, December 13, 1920

Winifred Salisbury to Jane Addams, December 1, 1921

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, November 12, 1922

Graham Taylor to Zita Clare Fahey Butler and John Kellogg Butler, November 17, 1922

Jane Addams to Graham Taylor, November 18, 1922

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