caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date alt image article_title name
longfellow in 1921 . 7 december 1928 cambridge , massachusetts , u.s. cambridge , massachusetts , u.s. 22 september 1850 alice of the mount vernon ladies ' association longfellow seated , cropped from a group photo alice vernon ladies association 1921.jpg mary longfellow cropped from group photo of mount alice mary longfellow
 alice mary longfellow
alice mary longfellow

longfellow was born in cambridge , massachusetts , and attended classes at radcliffe college during the 1880s and 1890s , studying at newnham college in cambridge , england , from 1883 to 1884 .
she traveled frequently throughout her life , spending the majority of her time abroad in france and italy .
most notably , she met with benito mussolini in 1927 .
alice longfellow remained unmarried throughout her life .
she died in cambridge in 1928 in the same house where she was born .
longfellow worked to preserve her father 's home in cambridge , now longfellow house -- washington 's headquarters national historic site .
she served as the massachusetts vice-regent of the mount vernon ladies ' association and held administrative positions at radcliffe college throughout her life .
she donated significantly to multiple causes dealing with historic preservation , education , and humanitarianism including the audubon society , the tuskegee institute , and the american fund for french wounded during world war i.
