Peet, Elizabeth

ID
2157
Nationality
American
Occupation
Teacher
Educational administrator
Summary
Hearing daughter of Isaac Lewis Peet (hearing, q.v.) and Mary Toles Peet (deaf, q.v.). B.A. George Washington University, 1918; honrary M.A. from Gallaudet 1922, honorary doctorate of pedagogy from GWU 1937, and honorary doctorate of humane letters from Gallaudet in 1950 . Was a teacher and Dean of Women at Gallaudet College for many years. Peet Hall on the Gallaudet University campus is named in her honor.
References
Gallaudet Almanac, p.242; Silent Worker, August 1950, p.6-7; Deaf Women, p.30-31.
Dates
26 March 1874-29 June 1961