Eliza Douglas Keith (pen names, Erle Douglas and Di Vernon; 1854 – November 6, 1939) was an American educator, author, and journalist; she was also a social reformer and activist. Keith began teaching immediately after finishing her education and was a member of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association. At about the same time, she became a writer and journalist. Her work appeared in Demorest's Monthly Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Daily Alta California, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, The San Francisco Call, and the San Francisco News Letter. She was a special correspondent of the San Francisco Recorder-Union, the Journalist, and Kate Field's Washington. On several occasions, Keith acted as special correspondent for the Sacramento Record-Union, representing that paper a