​Lilia and Josephine Casis

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Marker No: 13847

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Location: Casis Elementary School. 2710 Exposition Boulevard, Austin

Geographic: 30.302374, -97.764656

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)