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'''Maud McKnight Lindsay''' (1874–1941) was an American educator. She is best known for being the founder of the first free kindergarten in Alabama, and a |
'''Maud McKnight Lindsay''' (1874–1941) was an American educator. She is best known for being the founder of the first free kindergarten in Alabama, and a friend of [[Helen Keller]]. In 1995, she was inducted into the [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awhf.org/lindsay.html|title=Alabama Women's Hall of Fame - Maud McKnight Lindsay|website=www.awhf.org|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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She was born on May 13, 1874, in [[Tuscumbia, Alabama]], to [[Robert Burns Lindsay]], a politician, and Sarah Miller Lindsay. She was the last of the family's nine children to be born. Maud was homeschooled before entering the Deshler Female Institute. As a child she was friends with [[Helen Keller]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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She was born in 1874 in [[Tuscumbia, Alabama]], to parents [[Robert Burns Lindsay]], and Sarah Miller Lindsay. One of nine children, Lindsay was homeschooled until gaining admission to the Deshler Female Institute. Lindsay studied under Jeanne Pittitt Cooper, a prominent kindergarten teacher in Alabama. She first started her career as a private music teacher in Tuscumbia, later founding a private kindergarten in her own home. She admired [[Friedrich Fröbel]], and followed his ideas. Lindsay, in 1896 spent a year at the [[Elizabeth Peabody]] Settlement House in Boston. In 1898, she founded, and became a teacher at the first free kindergarten in Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2376|title=Maud McKnight Lindsay {{!}} Encyclopedia of Alabama|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama|language=en|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref> |
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Lindsay learned from the kindergarten teacher [[Jeanne Pettit Cooper]], and initially taught music at a kindergarten in Tuscumbia. In 1898, she founded, and became a teacher at the first free kindergarten in Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2376|title=Maud McKnight Lindsay {{!}} Encyclopedia of Alabama|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama|language=en|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Lindsay was also an author |
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| ⚫ | Lindsay was also an author and poet. She published over 18 children books. The first was ''Mrs. Speckelty Hen''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/alabamahistorica3194mont |title=The Alabama historical quarterly. |date=1930 |publisher=[Montgomery, Ala.] Alabama State Dept. of Archives and History |others=George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida |pages=178–188}}</ref> |
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She was the third president of the Alabama Writers Conclave; a member Blue Pencil Club of [[Florence, Alabama|Florence]] ; an officer in the Birmingham Branch of the [[National League of American Pen Women]]. Her name was inscribed in the [[National Exchange Club|Book of Golden Deeds]] by the Exchange Club of Florence as the most outstanding citizen. Lindsay died on May 30, 1941.<ref name=":0" /> |
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She was the third president of the Alabama Writers Conclave, and involved in several other clubs. Lindsay died on May 30, 1941.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 12 September 2023
Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874–1941) was an American educator. She is best known for being the founder of the first free kindergarten in Alabama, and a friend of Helen Keller. In 1995, she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.[1]
Biography[edit]
She was born on May 13, 1874, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to Robert Burns Lindsay, a politician, and Sarah Miller Lindsay. She was the last of the family's nine children to be born. Maud was homeschooled before entering the Deshler Female Institute. As a child she was friends with Helen Keller.[2]
Lindsay learned from the kindergarten teacher Jeanne Pettit Cooper, and initially taught music at a kindergarten in Tuscumbia. In 1898, she founded, and became a teacher at the first free kindergarten in Alabama.[3]
Lindsay was also an author and poet. She published over 18 children books. The first was Mrs. Speckelty Hen.[2]
She was the third president of the Alabama Writers Conclave, and involved in several other clubs. Lindsay died on May 30, 1941.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Alabama Women's Hall of Fame - Maud McKnight Lindsay". www.awhf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ a b c The Alabama historical quarterly. George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida. [Montgomery, Ala.] Alabama State Dept. of Archives and History. 1930. pp. 178–188.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Maud McKnight Lindsay | Encyclopedia of Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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