Anderson, Elizabeth Milbank (1850–1921)

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Anderson, Elizabeth Milbank (1850–1921)

American philanthropist. Born Elizabeth Milbank in New York, New York, in 1850; died in 1921; married Abram A. Anderson (a portrait painter), in 1887.

With her brother Joseph Milbank, Elizabeth Milbank Anderson made liberal contributions to Teachers College and Barnard College ($3 million), to the Children's Aid Society of New York ($500,000), and to many other social-welfare agencies. She also established the Milbank Memorial Fund, with interest income to be used to "improve the physical, mental, and moral condition of humanity." Milbank Memorial Chapel at Teachers College and Milbank Hall at Barnard are named in honor of Elizabeth and her brother.

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