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Sarah Iliff Davis

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Sarah Iliff Davis (née Miller or Sausman; after first marriage, Iliff; after second marriage, Davis or Iliff-Davis; February 19, 1820 – September 28, 1909) was an American milliner, business woman, and philanthropist. She identified herself early in life with movements associated with advancement of women through social, moral, and legal works. Davis helped organize the first Good Templars (IOGT), the Daughters of Temperance and the Temple of Honor. She aided in large part the Freedmen's Aid Society movement. During the civil war, Governor Oliver P. Morton appointed a Sanitary Commission, of which Davis served as president during the entire war. Along with Rhoda Coffin, Davis was among the earliest charity workers in Richmond, Indiana, cooperating in the establishment of the Home for Friendless Women, with Davis serving as president of the board of managers for 20 years. She was also associated with the building of the city's women's jail, and was helpful in establishing the State Soldiers' Orphans' Home. For 71 years, Davis conducted her millinery store in Richmond.