Elizabeth Porter Gould, born June 8, 1848, died July 28, 1906.
Essayist, lecturer and author; an early inspirer of woman's clubs and
the pioneer of the _Current Events_ and _Topics_ classes in Boston and
vicinity; an officer in several educational societies and honorary
member of the Webster Historical Society, Castilian Club and other
clubs where she had read many historical papers of great research and
given many practical suggestions. Among her published works are _Gems
From Walt Whitman_, _Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman_, _Ezekial
Cheever, Schoolmaster_, _John Adams and Daniel Webster as
Schoolmasters_, _A Pioneer Doctor_, _One's Self I Sing_ and _The
Brownings and America_. She had great energy and force of character,
and a capacity for friendship which was a source of great happiness to
her and endeared her to all.