Allen, Annie Ware Winsor, 1865-1955.

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Annie Ware (Winsor) Allen, educator and founder of the Roger Ascham School in White Plains, New York, was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. She attended Radcliffe College, taught at the Brearley School in New York City, and was an active member of the Social Reform Club of NYC before her marriage to Joseph Allen, a City College of New York mathematics professor. She served as manager, member of the board and president of the State Training School for Girls in Hudson, NY (1907-1921), and she founded and headed the Roger Ascham School, a progressive, coeducational institution, from 1907 until its closing in 1933. She also wrote and spoke on education and related topics.

From the description of Papers, 1818-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122521440

Educator. Attended Radcliffe College as a special student from 1883 to 1885 and 1886 to 1889. After college, Allen taught English and History at the Brearley School in New York City from 1890 until her marriage in 1900. In 1907 she founded the Roger Ascham School, a co-educational day school, which she directed until her retirement in 1932.

From the description of Papers of Annie Ware Winsor Allen, 1884-1950 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006491

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