Born: 15 January 1845, United States
Died: 26 October 1918
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
From Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievement Through the Ages With Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women. Written by Joseph Adelman, published 1926 by Ellis M Lonow Company:
Ella Flagg Young, an American educator, born in Buffalo. After a long career as a teacher she became professor of education at the University of Chicago, and was superintendent of schools of Chicago from 1909 until her resignation in 1915.
Mrs. Young was the first woman president of the National Education Association, and also identified herself prominently with the woman’s suffrage movement. As an educator she occupies a notable position among American women.