Emily Jordon

Biography

Emily Jordon was a woman whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period of considerable social change in America. Her presence in the Library of Congress photograph collection indicates she was a person of some note within her community or social circles. Like many women of her era, the specifics of her life and accomplishments have been partially obscured by the passage of time, though her image preserves her memory for posterity.