Founding Mothers and Others : Women Educational Leaders During the Progressive Era

Charlotte Hawkins Brown And The Palmer Institute / Katherine C. Reynolds -- Marietta Johnson And The Organic School / Joseph W. Newman -- Margaret Naumburg And The Walden School / Blythe Hinitz -- Caroline Pratt And The City And Country School / Mary E. Hauser -- Helen Parkhurst And The Dalton School / Susan F. Semel -- Elsie Ripley Clapp And The Arthurdale Schools / Sam Stack -- Carmelita Chase Hinton And The Putney School / Susan Mcintosh Lloyd -- Flora J. Cooke And The Francis W. Parker School / Gail L. Kroepel -- Margaret Haley : Progressive Education And The Teacher / Kate Rousmaniere -- Ella Flagg Young And The Chicago Schools / Jackie M. Blount -- Laura Bragg And The Charleston Museum / Louise Anderson Allen -- Charl Williams And The National Education Association / Wayne J. Urban -- And Gladly Would She Learn : Margaret Willis And The Ohio State University School / Craig Kridel -- From Susan Isaacs To Lillian Weber And Deborah Meier : A Progressive Legacy In England And The United States / Jody Hall. Edited By Alan R. Sadovnik, Susan F. Semel. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction....Pages 1-5 Charlotte Hawkins Brown and the Palmer Institute....Pages 7-17 Marietta Johnson and the Organic School....Pages 19-36 Margaret Naumburg and the Walden School....Pages 37-59 Caroline Pratt and the City and Country School....Pages 61-76 Helen Parkhurst and the Dalton School....Pages 77-92 Elsie Ripley Clapp and the Arthurdale Schools....Pages 93-109 Carmelita Chase Hinton and the Putney School....Pages 111-123 Flora J. Cooke and the Francis W. Parker School....Pages 125-145 Margaret Haley: Progressive Education and the Teacher....Pages 147-162 Ella Flagg Young and the Chicago Schools....Pages 163-176 Laura Bragg and the Charleston Museum....Pages 177-200 Charl Williams and the National Education Association....Pages 201-215 And Gladly Would She Learn: Margaret Willis and the Ohio State University School....Pages 217-235 From Susan Isaacs to Lillian Weber and Deborah Meier: A Progressive Legacy in England and the United States....Pages 237-252 Conclusion....Pages 253-261 Back Matter....Pages 263-268 Interest in progressive education and feminist pedagogy has gained a significant following in current educational reform circles. Founding Mothers and Others examines the female founders of progressive schools and other female educational leaders in the early twentieth century and their schools or educational movements. All of the women led remarkable lives and their legacies are embedded in education today. The book examines the lessons to be learned from their work and their lives. The book also analyzes whether their leadership styles support contemporary feminist theories of leadership that argue women administrators tend to be more inclusive, democratic, and caring than male administrators. Through an examination of these women, this book looks critically at the ways in which the leaders administrative styles and behaviors lend support to feminist claims. Profiles women who were educational leaders during the Progressive Era, describes the schools they founded and the obstacles they faced, and examines their impact on contemporary education and feminist pedagogy. The educational work of Charlotte Hawkins Brown (1883-1961) was an ill fit for progressive referents like "child centered" or "classroom community."