Alice Lee (civic leader)

(1853-1943)

civic leader in San Diego

more_vert

favorite

About

edit

Jump to

Family
Relationships
Associates
Similar

Alice Lee was born on May 27, 1853, in Westport, Essex County, New York, and died on February 18, 1943, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, living approximately 89 years. As one of the most influential figures of the Social Movement, she had a same sex partner, Katherine Teats, who died in 1952. They were both aspects of the social environment by hosting two U.S. presidents and their wives at their San Diego, California, residence. Lee and Teats are, according to the San Diego Historical Resource Board, "one of the first documented domestic partnerships in San Diego," being documented living together in various Census records; in the 1930 Census, Lee was the Head of Household and Teats was Partner (and not Lodger while often used in such cases). Together they owned various real estate properties in San Diego, had an active civic and social life, and were accepted as a couple.

Key details

edit section

Born	Alice Lee 27 May 1853 Westport, New York, USA
Died	18 February 1943 (aged 89)
Zodiac	Gemini
Tags	Add tag

Family members

add

Romantic interests

add

Katherine Teats · -1952 · info edit view couple »

expand_more

Friends & associates

add

Amos Bronson Alcott · Friend · 1799-1888 · American educator edit info

expand_more
Ralph Waldo Emerson · Friend · 1803-1882 · American philosopher edit info

expand_more
Florence Nightingale · Friend · 1820-1910 · English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing edit info

expand_more
Hazel Wood Waterman · Friend · 1865-1948 · American architect edit info

expand_more