Elizabeth Peabody
1804 – 1894 American educator, reformer, publisher
American reformer who introduced Froebel's kindergarten to the United States.
- Religion
- Unitarian.
- Affiliations
- Opened the first English speaking kindergarten in the United States.
Elizabeth Peabody was a Boston educator and reformer active in the Transcendentalist circle. After learning of Froebel's methods, she opened the first English speaking kindergarten in the United States in 1860 and campaigned tirelessly to spread the idea. She trained teachers and published materials that helped establish kindergartens in American public schools.
Connections
- influenced Friedrich Froebel — Adopted and promoted Froebel's kindergarten in America.
- influenced Friedrich Froebel — Peabody brought Froebel's kindergarten to the United States.
- ally of Susan Blow — Both led the American kindergarten movement.
- ally of Susan Blow — Fellow leader of the kindergarten movement in America.