Elisabeth Howen (12 July 1834 – 26 February 1923) was an Baltic German pedagogue. She is regarded as a notable pioneer within female educational history in Estonia. She was born in Tallinn. She was educated at Maydellsche Schule in Tallinn, and worked as a governess before she became active at the School of Auguste Kuschky in Reval in 1875.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howen, Elisabeth 1834 births 1923 deaths 19th-century Estonian educators Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire 19th-century educators from the Russian Empire Women's rights activists Estonian feminists 19th-century Estonian writers 19th-century Estonian women writers