Mitchell grew up in what is now Syracuse, NY, in a liberal-thinking, pro-woman, anti-slavery family. She graduated from Homer Academy as a teacher, but pursued a classical self-education.
Married to Merritt Slade at 15 and divorced at an early age, she subsequently scandalized St.Louis MO with her affair with a still-married lawyer, Joe W. Mitchell, whom she later married.
After Joseph's death, Ellen became a nationally-known philosopher, author, lecturer, teacher and proto-feminist who associated and corresponded with other national figures of the day. Her every move was covered by Syracuse reporters; her letters can be found in various college or public libraries.
For the 1900 and 1910 census enumerations, she reported that she was the mother of one child, none living. Nothing is known about the child.
Married to Merritt Slade at 15 and divorced at an early age, she subsequently scandalized St.Louis MO with her affair with a still-married lawyer, Joe W. Mitchell, whom she later married.
After Joseph's death, Ellen became a nationally-known philosopher, author, lecturer, teacher and proto-feminist who associated and corresponded with other national figures of the day. Her every move was covered by Syracuse reporters; her letters can be found in various college or public libraries.
For the 1900 and 1910 census enumerations, she reported that she was the mother of one child, none living. Nothing is known about the child.
Mitchell grew up in what is now Syracuse, NY, in a liberal-thinking, pro-woman, anti-slavery family. She graduated from Homer Academy as a teacher, but pursued a classical self-education.
Married to Merritt Slade at 15 and divorced at an early age, she subsequently scandalized St.Louis MO with her affair with a still-married lawyer, Joe W. Mitchell, whom she later married.
After Joseph's death, Ellen became a nationally-known philosopher, author, lecturer, teacher and proto-feminist who associated and corresponded with other national figures of the day. Her every move was covered by Syracuse reporters; her letters can be found in various college or public libraries.
For the 1900 and 1910 census enumerations, she reported that she was the mother of one child, none living. Nothing is known about the child.
Married to Merritt Slade at 15 and divorced at an early age, she subsequently scandalized St.Louis MO with her affair with a still-married lawyer, Joe W. Mitchell, whom she later married.
After Joseph's death, Ellen became a nationally-known philosopher, author, lecturer, teacher and proto-feminist who associated and corresponded with other national figures of the day. Her every move was covered by Syracuse reporters; her letters can be found in various college or public libraries.
For the 1900 and 1910 census enumerations, she reported that she was the mother of one child, none living. Nothing is known about the child.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
