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(1911 \u2013 2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Sparks Adams was an outstanding leader and advocate of Michigan history. Born in Romeo, and later moved to Waterford Township, Adams\u2019 contributions to the state of Michigan are unexcelled. She received her A.B. in History from Eastern Michigan University in 1934 and was awarded a State College Fellowship to attend the University of Michigan, receiving her M.A. in 1935, with her thesis \u201cWomen in the Antislavery Movement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That same year Adams began working as a research assistant at what is now the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, becoming its first curator in 1938. Upon her departure, she was named an \u201cHonorary Curator of the Michigan Historical Collections,\u201d a lifetime achievement awarded by the University\u2019s Board of Regents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1940, at the age of 29, Adams became the first woman appointed to the Michigan Historical Commission. She served in that office for 54 consecutive years, retiring at age 83 in 1995\u2014the longest serving member of any State of Michigan board, commission, committee, or public office in Michigan history. In 1947, Adams became the first woman president of the Historical Commission, a post she held for 14 years. She also helped establish Michigan\u2019s Centennial Farm and State Historic Marker programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams served on numerous committees and boards such as the Historical Society of Michigan, being the first female president (1950-1951); Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society (for 50 years); and the Waterford Township Board of Education, where she chaired the committee that named new schools, ensuring outstanding Michigan women Eliza Seaman Leggett and Della Lutes were honored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":855,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-854","mwhof","type-mwhof","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nElizabeth Sparks Adams - Michigan Women Forward<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elizabeth Sparks Adams was an outstanding leader and advocate of Michigan history.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/celebrating-women\/michigan-womens-hall-of-fame\/elizabeth-sparks-adams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elizabeth Sparks Adams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Elizabeth Sparks Adams was an outstanding leader and advocate of Michigan history.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/celebrating-women\/michigan-womens-hall-of-fame\/elizabeth-sparks-adams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Michigan Women Forward\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichiganWomenForward\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-23T18:19:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elizabeth-sparks-adams-.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/celebrating-women\/michigan-womens-hall-of-fame\/elizabeth-sparks-adams\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/celebrating-women\/michigan-womens-hall-of-fame\/elizabeth-sparks-adams\/\",\"name\":\"Elizabeth Sparks Adams - 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