Eleanor Eldridge was born in March 1784, in Warwick, Rhode Island. Eleanor was an African American entreprenuer, who earned 25 cents a week doing laundry for the family she worked for, she became accomplished by age 14 at spinning, arithemtic, weaving . Many years later Eleanor became the dairy woman for the family of Capt. Benjamin Greene. She quickly became well known for her premium qualtiy cheeses. By age 19 her father died. she put her skills and savvy to use settling her estate. She continued to work for Capt. Greene for five more years until his death. Then went to live with her siste in Adams, Massachusette while there she and her siblings started a business, weaving, washing and soap boiling, the money from that venture enabled
