Elizabeth Harrison

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Elizabeth Harrison was an American educator and early childhood education pioneer who helped professionalize kindergarten teaching in the United States.

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Elizabeth Harrison canonical 2

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instanceOf college ⓘ
educator ⓘ
human ⓘ
kindergarten pioneer ⓘ
teacher training college ⓘ
advocatedFor expansion of kindergartens in public schools ⓘ
professional training for kindergarten teachers ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1849-09-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1927-10-31 ⓘ
educatedAt Northwestern University ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork early childhood education ⓘ
kindergarten education ⓘ
founded Chicago Kindergarten Training School ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre educational literature ⓘ
hasOccupation author ⓘ
influencedBy Friedrich Fröbel ⓘ
knownFor developing standards for kindergarten teacher preparation ⓘ
leadership in the kindergarten movement in Chicago ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
laterKnownAs National College of Education ⓘ
location Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
memberOf kindergarten associations in the United States ⓘ
movement kindergarten movement ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor professionalizing kindergarten teaching in the United States ⓘ
notableWork A Study of Child Nature ⓘ
In Storyland ⓘ
linked to: Storyland
occupation college president ⓘ
educator ⓘ
partOf National Louis University ⓘ
placeOfBirth Athens, Ohio ⓘ
placeOfDeath San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
positionHeld president of Chicago Kindergarten Training School ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
wroteAbout child development ⓘ
moral education ⓘ
teacher training ⓘ

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Elizabeth Harrison Randolph → birthName → Elizabeth Harrison ⓘ
Mary Scott Harrison → relative → Elizabeth Harrison ⓘ