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Lucy Sprague Mitchell (July 2, 1878 – October 15, 1967 [1]) was an American educator and children's writer, and the founder of Bank Street College of Education. [2]
The origins of the school lie in the Bureau of Educational Experiments, which was established in 1916 by Lucy Sprague Mitchell, her husband Wesley Clair Mitchell, and Harriet Merrill Johnson; Lucy Mitchell's cousin Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge provided financial support.
While working as a district nurse, Johnson became interested in the needs of children. She, Lucy Sprague Mitchell, and Caroline Pratt formed the Bureau of Education Experiments in 1916, now known as Bank Street College of Education. Their aim was to bring various specialists and researchers together for the purposes of studying experimental ...
Lucy Sprague can refer to: Lucy J. Sprague, born Earle (1851–1903), American suffragist; Lucy Sprague Mitchell (1878–1967), American educator
Mitchell offered not only financial support and a new home, but also her services and innovative ideas as a teacher. In 1915, the Play School moved to a former stable in MacDougal Alley at the rear of a house at 15 Washington Square North, which had been purchased by Lucy and Wesley Mitchell as a family residence. [11]
Lucy J. Sprague (1851–1903), American suffragist; Lucy Sprague Mitchell (1878–1967), American educator, writer, college dean; Martyn Sprague (born 1949), Welsh former footballer; M. Estella Sprague (1870–1940), American home economist and academic administrator; Peleg Sprague (Maine politician) (1793–1880), American politician and judge
Lucy Sprague Mitchell; N. John H. Niemeyer; P. Shael Polakow-Suransky; S. Joseph Shenker This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 03:26 (UTC). Text is ...
Lucy Mitchell may refer to: Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1845–1888), American writer, historian, and expert on ancient art; Lucy Miller Mitchell (1899–2002), early childhood education specialist and community activist; Lucy Sprague Mitchell (1878–1967), American educator; Lucy Mitchell (Grange Hill)