| Marker Number |
13847 |
| Atlas Number |
5507013847 |
| Marker Title |
Lilia and Josephine Casis |
| Index Entry |
Casis, Lilia and Josephine |
| Address |
2710 Exposition |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
618788 |
| UTM Northing |
3352938 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Casis Elementary School |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Josephine (1873-1947) and Lilia (1869-1947) Casis were reared in Jamaica, where their European parents educated them in the classics, languages, and music, before they moved to Texas in 1890. Josephine earned a teaching degree and taught at Austin's Palm School for 33 years. Lilia pursued graduate studies in Europe and at the University of Texas, where in 1916 she became the first woman full professor. The Casis sisters left their estates to the University of Texas; in 1951 the Austin school district named Casis Elementary School in their honor. (1994) |
