Elizabeth Atchison Eakin 1858-1936
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Elizabeth Rhodes Atchison, born in Nashville on Feb. 26, 1858, married prominent banker John H. Eakin in 1882. Active in many civic causes, in 1917 she became the first woman to join the Nashville City School Board. After her death in 1936, a new school on Fairfax Ave., built with funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), was named in her honor.
In 2006, Eakin School moved to the adjacent Cavert School. The Eakin Building became the Martin Center for teacher training.
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