Women's Rights, Racial Integration, and Education from 1850-1920: The Case of Sarah Raymond, the First Female Superintendent - Paperback

by M. Noraian (Author)

This historical biography examines Sarah Raymond Fitzwilliam's abolitionist roots growing up on a stop of the Underground Railroad, her training at a 'normal school, ' her tenure as a teacher, principal and the nation's first city school superintendent (Bloomington, Illinois 1874-1892).

Author Biography

MONICA NORAIAN is director of the History-Social Sciences Education Program and Director of Student Teaching at Illinois State University, USA.