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Elizabeth Lowell Putnam (1862-1935) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston, Massachusetts and Newton, Massachusetts....
 in the late 19th century, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Lowell of Boston. Elizabeth grew up on her families estate, which later be called Sevenels for the seven (7) Lowells which comprised her family, including her brothers Abbott Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence Lowell

Abbott Lawrence Lowell was a U.S. educator, historian, and President of Harvard University .Abbott's siblings included poet Amy Lowell, astronomer Percival Lowell , and early activist for prenatal care Elizabeth Lowell Putnam....
 and Percival
Percival Lowell

Percival Lawrence Lowell was a businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were Martian canal on Mars , founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death....
 and her sister Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell

Amy Lawrence Lowell was an United States poet of the imagist school from Brookline, Massachusetts who posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926....
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In 1888, Elizabeth married her third cousin and family lawyer William Putnam, Senior
William Lowell Putnam

William Lowell Putnam II was an United States lawyer and banker.He graduated from Harvard in 1882, and proceeded to make a professional name for himself in legal and financial circles....
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Elizabeth Lowell Putnam (1862-1935) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston, Massachusetts and Newton, Massachusetts....
 in the late 19th century, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Lowell of Boston. Elizabeth grew up on her families estate, which later be called Sevenels for the seven (7) Lowells which comprised her family, including her brothers Abbott Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence Lowell

Abbott Lawrence Lowell was a U.S. educator, historian, and President of Harvard University .Abbott's siblings included poet Amy Lowell, astronomer Percival Lowell , and early activist for prenatal care Elizabeth Lowell Putnam....
 and Percival
Percival Lowell

Percival Lawrence Lowell was a businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were Martian canal on Mars , founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death....
 and her sister Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell

Amy Lawrence Lowell was an United States poet of the imagist school from Brookline, Massachusetts who posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926....
.

In 1888, Elizabeth married her third cousin and family lawyer William Putnam, Senior
William Lowell Putnam

William Lowell Putnam II was an United States lawyer and banker.He graduated from Harvard in 1882, and proceeded to make a professional name for himself in legal and financial circles....
. She was known for her early activism for prenatal care
Prenatal care

Prenatal care refers to the medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible , and to direct the woman to appropriate specialists, hospitals, etc....
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In 1927, sometime after her husband's death, Elizabeth Lowell Putnam established the William Lowell Putnam Intercollegiate Memorial Fund
William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, often abbreviated to the Putnam Competition, is an annual list of mathematics competitions for undergraduate college students of the United States and Canada, awarding scholarships and cash prizes ranging from $250 to $2,500 for the top students and $5,000 to $25,000 for the top school...
 in order to begin a college-level mathematics competition. This contest, which continues to this day, began in 1935 under the direction of the Mathematical Association of America
Mathematical Association of America

The Mathematical Association of America is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists; statisticians; and many others in academia, government,...
. Since 1992, the competition has awarded the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize for outstanding performance by a female contestant.

She was the maternal grandmother of McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge Bundy

McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979....
 and William Putnam Bundy.

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Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.