Elizabeth Willing Powel was an American socialite and a prominent member of the upper class of Philadelphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The daughter, later sister and then wife of mayors of Philadelphia, she was a salonnière who hosted frequent gatherings that became a staple of political life in the city. During the First Continental Congress in 1774, Powel opened her home to the delegates and their families, hosting dinner parties and other events. After the American Revolutionary War, she again took her place among the most prominent Philadelphian socialites, establishing a salon of the Republican Court of leading intellectuals and political figures.
- Occupation
- socialite, women letter writer, salonnière, wife
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 21, 1743, February 10, 1743, 1742
