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Mary Raphael Schenck Woolman (April 26, 1860 – August 1, 1940) was an American educator known for her advocacy of vocational education and consumer education, particularly for women. She was one of the first woman faculty members at Teachers College in New York City.
Mary Raphael Schenck Woolman (1860-1940) was an American educator known for her advocacy of vocational education and consumer education, particularly for women. She was one of the first woman faculty members at Teachers College in New York City.
- April 26, 1860
- August 1, 1940
Woolman, Mary Schenck (1860–1940) American home economist and vocational educator. Born Mary Raphael Schenck, April 26, 1860, in Camden, NJ; died Aug 1, 1940, in Newton, MA; dau. of John Vorhees Schenck (physician) and Martha (McKeen) Schenck; m. Franklin Conrad Woolman (lawyer), Oct 18, 1883.
The Manhattan Trade School for Girls was a New York City public high school founded in 1902 by Mary Schenck Woolman, and was the first vocational school for female students established in the United States.
4 feb 2016 · Her book, The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish, tells the story of the “Dress Doctors,” the women home economists of the 1900s. Many of them were women who were interested in the sciences, but were prevented from working in any university science department except home economics.
Mary Schenck Woolman Professor of Domestic Art, Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the Manhattan Trade School for Girls View all articles by this author
9 gen 2007 · First published as no. 4, vol. X, Teachers College record, under title: The making of a girls trade school, being the organization, work, problems, and equipment of the Manhattan Trade School for Girls. Addeddate. 2007-01-09 17:29:25.
