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Electa Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher: Badger Biographies Series

Autor Karyn Saemann
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 apr 2014

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Electa Quinney loved to learn. Growing up in the early 1800s in New York, she went to some of the best boarding schools. There she learned how to read, write, and solve tough math problems—she even learned how to do needlework. Electa decided early on that she wanted to become a teacher so she could pass her knowledge on to others.
But life wasn’t simple. Electa was a Stockbridge Indian, and her tribe was being pressured by the government and white settlers to move out of the state. So in 1828, Electa and others in her tribe moved to Wisconsin. Almost as soon as she arrived, Electa got to work again, teaching in a log building that also served as the local church. In that small school in the woods, Electa became Wisconsin’s very first public school teacher, educating the children of Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Indians as well as the sons and daughters of nearby white settlers and missionaries.
Electa’s life provides a detailed window onto pioneer Wisconsin and discusses the challenges and issues faced by American Indians in the nineteenth century. Through it all, Electa’s love of learning stands out, and her legacy as Wisconsin’s first public school teacher makes her an inspiration to students of today.
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ISBN-13: 9780870206412
ISBN-10: 0870206419
Pagini: 112
Ilustrații: 52
Dimensiuni: 178 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Colecția Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Seria Badger Biographies Series


Notă biografică

Karyn Saemann is a former newspaper reporter and editor who now works as a freelance writer, editor, and reviewer. She and her husband, whose family are enrolled members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, live in Deerfield, Wisconsin, with their two children

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Electa Quinney was a Stockbridge Indian who became Wisconsin’s first public school teacher in 1828. From her youth in New York to her years along the frontier and in Wisconsin, Electa’s life gives insight into the experiences of Native peoples in the nineteenth century.

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