Elizabeth Boit
Elizabeth Eaton Boit (1849–1932) was an American textile manufacturer and philanthropist.
She was born in Newton, Massachusetts on July 9, 1849. At 18, she was a timekeeper at the Dudley Hosiery Knitting Mill. She became forewoman of the sewing department within five years. She became superintendent of Allston Mills in 1883. She formed a partnership with Charles N. Winship in 1888 and they founded the Harvard Knitting Mill, which specialized in women's undergarments. They moved the business to Wakefield and completed a plant there in 1897.[1] Boit was known for her generosity and set up a profit-sharing program for her employees. At its peak, the plant had 850 employees and produced 24,000 garments per day.[2]
She turned over her interest in the business by the 1920s. She fell ill in her final years and died on November 14, 1932.[1] Her home, the Elizabeth Boit House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]
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