Eleanor McMain
| Eleanor Laura McMain | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1868 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | May 12, 1934 (aged 66) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Heart disease |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Movement | Settlement House |
| Parent(s) | Jacob West McMain and Jane Josephine McMain (née Walsh) |
Eleanor McMain (1868 - 1934) was an American settlement house worker and progressive reformer in early 20th century New Orleans. McMain served as head resident of Kingsley House, the largest and most influential settlement house in the American South, transforming Kingsley House into a focal point of progressive movements in the New Orleans area. Additionally she furthered women's causes at a time of suffrage.
Of Scottish-Irish Protestant heritage, Eleanor Laura McMain was born on March 2, 1868, on a farm in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, along the Amite River, 17 miles from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was known as "Nellie" to family and friends during her youth. As a young girl, the family relocated to Baton Rouge so that her father could serve in administrative posts at Louisiana State University. The family homestead later became the site of Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium. Her family valued education and provided young McMain with a private school education. Her parents raised her as an Episcopalian. McMain briefly served as a teacher in Baton Rouge before subsequently relocating to New Orleans to further her training at the Free Kindergarten Association, an Episcopal sponsored effort to provide innovations in pre-school education. The training school of the Free Kindergarten Association combined with the Trinity Church Mission to form Kingsley House.
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