At the time of the landing at Jamestown, the arrival of the Pilgrims, through the Revolutionary War and into the 1800s, public education as we know it today in the United States did not exist. Although institutions of high education such as Harvard University were founded as early as 1636, these institutions did not admit women.
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Public education as we know it in the United States was not available prior to the middle of the 1800s. Women led education reform in many areas including in the establishment of Sunday Schools. In this month’s enewsletter we feature two Sunday School Pioneers: Catherine Ferguson and Rebecca Gratz.
The movie A Wrinkle in Time, adapted from Madeline L’Engle’s Newbery Medal award-winning book, started playing in theaters in March 2018. Awarded annually, the Newbery Medal is presented to the author of what is considered to be that year’s most distinguished contribution to American literature written for children.
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One area of technological focus in the twenty-first century is using robots to do work that is either tedious for, or dangerous to humans. Like every other field of endeavor, women are involved in developing, refining, and improving robots. In this month’s enewsletter we feature two female roboticists: Ayanna Howard and Helen Greiner.
