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Lucy Wheelock

American educator
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Born:
Feb. 1, 1857, Cambridge, Vt., U.S.
Died:
Oct. 2, 1946, Boston, Mass. (aged 89)
Founder:
Wheelock College
Subjects Of Study:
kindergarten
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Lucy Wheelock (born Feb. 1, 1857, Cambridge, Vt., U.S.—died Oct. 2, 1946, Boston, Mass.) was an American educator who was an important figure in the developmental years of the kindergarten movement in the United States. Wheelock graduated from high school in 1874 and taught for two years in her native village. In 1876 she enrolled in the Chauncy Hall School in Boston to prepare for college, but her discovery of the school’s kindergarten altered her plans. On the advice of Elizabeth Peabody she entered the Kindergarten Training School in Boston in 1878, and on receiving her diploma in 1879 she ...(100 of 431 words)

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